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** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington for the final vote as the House of Representatives passed a $50.7 billion emergency aid bill for states hit by Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits at Takamatsu Airport in Takamatsu, Japan, after it made an emergency landing on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The flight to Tokyo from Ube in western Japan landed at the airport after a cockpit message showed battery problems, in the latest trouble for the 787. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Firefighters look for survivors at the local headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party after a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/ Emad Matti)

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Timothy W. Cannon faces a maximum of five years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to negotiating employment with a company that had a multimillion-dollar contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Courtesy of Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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While medicine and humanitarian supplies are not blocked by the economic embargoes on Iran, the pressures are clearly evident in nearly every aspect of health care with shortages at pharmacies and long lines at hospitals. (Associated Press)

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Washington's Alex Ovechkin (left) and Marcus Johansson (right) escaped serious injury Tuesday after they collided during a scrimmage at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Ovechkin, who is getting a chance to play right wing for the first time, said unfamiliarity with his new position contributed to the collision. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John A, Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2013, as lawmakers debate the details of an emergency spending package to assist victims of Superstorm Sandy that devastated parts of the Northeast coast in October. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) visits a victim receiving treatment at a military hospital in Cairo on Jan. 15, 2013, following a train crash in Badrasheen, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Cairo. At least 19 people died and more than 100 were injured when two railroad passenger cars derailed, health officials say. (Associated Press/Egyptian Presidency)

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Syrians gather at the site of an explosion at Aleppo University in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Two blasts struck the main university in the city, the country's largest and its commercial capital, causing more than 50 casualties, state media said. There were conflicting reports as to what caused the blasts at the university, which was in session. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Alex Ovechkin (left) and Marcus Johansson collided during the Capitals' training camp scrimmage Tuesday. (Stephen Whyno / The Washington Times)