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Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) is hit by Washington Redskins free safety Madieu Williams (41) during the first quarter. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) is brought down by Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty (37) during the first quarter. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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associated press Redskins receiver Pierre Garcon is hit by Buccaneers safety Ronde Barber as he recovers a fumble by quarterback Robert Griffin III in the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter.

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High waves hit a breakwater in Kihocho, Mie prefecture, western Japan Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. A powerful typhoon is heading to Tokyo after injuring dozens of people, causing blackouts and paralyzing traffic in southern Japan. (Kyodo News via Associated Press)

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**FILE** This undated Pennsylvania Department of Corrections photo shows Terrance Williams, who was convicted of fatally beating Amos Norwood in 1984. (Associated Press/Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)

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State Trooper Matt Losh emerges from the backyard of a home on Meeting House Hill Circle in New Fairfield, Conn., where a fatal shooting took place, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Connecticut man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning, then discovered that he had killed his son, state police said. (AP Photo/The News-Times, Carol Kaliff)

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Drones are considered efficient tools for law enforcement, but a third of Americans worry that their privacy will suffer if the unmanned devices are used regularly in U.S. skies, according to a poll. Congress has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to come up with safety regulations to clear the way for routine domestic use of the aircraft within three years. (Vanguard Defense Industries via Associated Press)

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Drees Homes is building 238 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Colonial Forge at Augustine in Stafford. The Abriel model, with 2,723 square feet, is priced from $432,400.

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A Boeing flag flutters as an Airbus A380 makes a demonstration flight at the 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris in 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Vistors to the Mall (from left) Andy Dimitriou of Chicago, Judy Franklin of Las Vegas and her sister Janice Hoffman of Chicago, and Michael Franklin of Las Vegas walk up to a temporary barrier to get a closer look at the closed National Monument. as the National Park Service announces that Perini Management Services, Inc. of Framingham, Mass. will be the contractor tasked with repairing the earthquake damage to the Washington Monument at a press conference, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service Superintendent Bob Vogel announces details Wednesday for the repairs on the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)