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** FILE ** People console a woman whose relative was killed in a fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. At least 112 people were killed late Saturday night in a fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Hasan Raza)

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With the help of a new Wal-Mart, Grundy, Va., is crossing into a new era after decades of an empty, flood-prone downtown that showed no sign of coming back to life. (Debra McCown/Special to the Washington Times)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian soldier (right) and others gather at an alley that was destroyed by two cars bombs in Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens stand near a burning truck that was destroyed by two cars bombs, at Jaramana neighborhood, in the suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a man helps another man who was injured after two cars bombs exploded in the Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians gather at an alley destroyed by two cars bombs in the Jaramana neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Hundreds who were affected by superstorm Sandy wait in line for distributions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Red Cross and other aid organizations on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Paul Hunter, whose home was flooded in superstorm Sandy, waits for assistance at an NYC Restore location in the Far Rockaway section of the New York borough of Queens on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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A man takes a picture of destroyed homes on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York borough of Queens on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants huge electrical transformers hauled to upper floors of commercial buildings and the ability to shutter subways as part of a $9 billion plan to protect New York City from the next superstorm. Mr. Cuomo said that the government must take preventive measures now to avoid future loss of life and billions more in damage. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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A man walks past destroyed homes on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York borough of Queens on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian soldier, right, and citizens gather at an alley that was destroyed by two cars bombs, at Jaramana neighborhood, in the suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Safety DeJon Gomes (24) was benched in Week 4, but he’s been pressed into duty as a starter again after Brandon Meriweather saw his season end with a torn ACL on Nov. 18. (Associated Press)

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Homes on the Rockaway Peninsula in the Queens borough of New York were ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. Building inspectors trained in Fairfax were sent to New York in recent weeks to assess damage. (Associated Press)