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A injured woman is carried by a civilian at the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3773_20121019

A Lebanese rescue worker (right) helps injured people to leave the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3772_20121019

A Lebanese firefighter extinguishes flames at the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3771_20121019

Injured Lebanese leave the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3770_20121019

Lebanese soldiers inspect damaged buildings at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3769_20121019

Lebanese rescue workers and civilians carry an injured man from the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3768_20121019

Lebanese firefighters extinguish burning cars at the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Lebanon_3767_20121019

Lebanese rescue workers and civilians carry an injured girl from the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)

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Vanishing Airline Cra_Live.jpg

**FILE** Continental Airlines Flight 3407 operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air, burns after crashing into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2009. (Associated Press)

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Newseek Print Demise_Live.jpg

**FILE** A copy of Newsweek is seen Oct. 18, 2012, at Joe's Smoke Shop in Portland, Maine. (Associated Press)

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A Lebanese rescue worker (center) helps an injured man at the scene of an car bomb explosion Oct. 19, 2012, in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut. (Associated Press)

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San Francisco 49ers tight end Delanie Walker (46) scores on a 12-yard touchdown reception past Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) during the third quarter of an NFL game in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Free safety Madieu Williams tipped the pylon to score off an interception during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s victory over Minnesota. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Sung Kim, right, employee at Sammy's Liquor in Northeast Washington, D.C., gives support to store owner, Dae Yoon, as he tries to re-rack several glass bottles of liquor that were dislodged during a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in the District on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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QUAKE_3744_20110823

Office workers flood District streets in Chinatown in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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QUAKE_3743_20110823

A U.S. Capitol Police officer directs a cyclist away from the Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. All buildings downtown are evacuated Tuesday following a 5.9 earthquake whose epicenter was in Mineral, Va., east of Charlottesville, but whose effects could be felt up the entire Eastern seaboard, including Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)