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Nationals ground crew members roll up the tarp to dump pooling water during a rain delay for the start of the game. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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**FILE** A firefighter walks along a burnout line along a large wildfire in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico on May 29, 2012. (Associated Press/U.S. Forest Service)

Men carry parts of a crashed plane that was carrying Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo in Masbate, Philippines, on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. About 300 rescuers were searching for Mr. Robredo and his two pilots after their small plane crashed into the sea while attempting an emergency landing Saturday. (AP Photo/Malacanang Photo Bureau, Jay Morales)

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Because of poor visibility and health concerns, Elmore County sheriff's deputies issued mandatory evacuation orders to residents of Featherville, Idaho, as the Trinity Ridge fire continued to burn on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Katherine Jones)

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** FILE ** Vendors that were caught unprepared try to recover their chairs after high waves dragged their beach stalls into the sea in Veracruz, Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Tropical Storm Ernesto headed into Mexico's southern Gulf coast as authorities in the flood-prone region prepared shelters, army troops and rescue personnel for drenching rains. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

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** FILE ** This Dec. 31, 2011 file photo shows the St. Pete Times Forum unveiling its new name, The Tampa Bay Times Forum, before the start of an NHL hockey game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes in Tampa, Fla. Tampa will host the Republican National Convention on Aug. 27-30, 2012. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, file)

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Pakistani police commandos wait to enter an air force base in Kamra, about 85 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Aug. 16, 2012, after at least half a dozen militants attacked the base before dawn, sparking a heavy battle that killed two security personnel and left parts of the base in flames, officials said. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Boeing CEO James McNerney, Jr. attends the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference on Feb. 21, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (Associated Press)