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Washington Redskins free safety Madieu Williams (41) dives for the loose ball against Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) who fumbled in the second half of the NFC wild card game at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Sunday, January 6, 2013. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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As many as 1,200 nature lovers a day have been climbing Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. A limit of 300 has been set to avoid traffic jams, especially when bad weather hits the dome that rises 5,000 feet above the valley. (National Park Service via Associated Press)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, pictured in his office at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, has earned nearly universal praise for his handling of Superstorm Sandy, the state's worst natural disaster. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) is tackled by Cincinnati Bengals free safety Reggie Nelson (20) during the second quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Houston. Cincinnati Bengals strong safety Nate Clements is underneath Foster. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Rescue workers recover the bodies of six people who died following a sled crash on Mount Cermis, northern Italy, early Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Six Russians were killed and two others were injured late Friday after their snowmobile slammed into a fence and flipped over into a ditch during a night run down an Italian ski slope. (AP Photo/Federico Modica)
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** FILE ** This file photo of Dec. 24, 2012, shows the Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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**FILE** The Sunland Inc. peanut butter and nut processing plant in eastern New Mexico, near Portales, is seen here on Nov. 27, 2012. The plant has been shuttered since late September due to a salmonella outbreak that sickened dozens. (Associated Press)
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Madison Homes is building 12 single-family homes in McLean’s Chesterbrook Manor. The homes will be built on lots of 9,313 to 19,009 square feet and will be priced from the upper $1,500,000s to $1,700,000.
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The kitchen has granite counters, stainless steel appliances and a large center island with room for seating. A fireplace is tucked underneath a stained-glass window and is flanked by two more tall windows.
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A Walker County sheriff's deputy lifts crime scene tape for investigators near Jasper, Ala., on Jan. 2, 2013, as National Transportation Safety Board officials continue investigate the fatal Jan. 1 crash of a small plane that was reported stolen. Walker County sheriff's Chief Deputy James Painter says authorities are still investigating but believe the teenagers took the plane without permission before it crashed that night. (Associated Press/AL.com)
