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Residents of Aleppo, Syria, collect their belongings after their home was damaged in heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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A man collects his belongings after his home was damaged in heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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Residents walk past buildings damaged during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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Typhoon Bopha is shown moving toward the Philippines in an Earth Observatory image from Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jesse Allen)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) drags New York Giants strong safety Stevie Brown (27) to the 15-yard line at the end of a 46-yard run in the third quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Dec. 3, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris (46) runs for an 8-yard gain against New York Giants outside linebacker Keith Rivers (55) and free safety Antrel Rolle (26) in the first quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Dec. 3, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris (46) runs for an 8-yard gain against New York Giants outside linebacker Keith Rivers (55) and free safety Antrel Rolle (26) in the first quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Dec. 3, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Prince George's County firefighters work to extinguish a fire caused by a malfunctioning boiler at Gaywood Elementary School. Photo from Prince George's County Fire/EMS news blog.

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Investigators stand outside an Independence, Mo., house where, police say, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend before driving to the NFL football team's training facility and shooting himself on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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**FILE** A rebel fighter walks Nov. 2, 2012, among the debris of damaged residential buildings after several days of intense fighting between rebel fighters and the Syrian army in the Karm al-Jebel neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

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Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe touts his changes for EMS service as a way to provide better service, denying that it is for staffing or budgetary reasons. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)