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Fuel-spill experts work on the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jiri Tlusty celebrates with teammates Tim Brent and Eric Staalafter scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. The Hurricanes won 3-0. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk battles with Washington Capitals center Cody Eakin for the puck during the first period in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)
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David Oyelowo portrays Joe "Lightning" Little in a scene from the film "Red Tails." (Associated Press/20th Century Fox)
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Dan Everett clears snow on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 after a storm dumped more than a foot of snow in the Helena, Mont. area. A winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on Helena and Missoula and nearly that much in the Billings area triggered avalanche warnings near Yellowstone National Park while colder air in northern parts of the state sent temperatures and wind chills plummeting below zero. (AP Photo/The Independent Record, Eliza Wiley)
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Firefighters wait for water Jan. 19, 2012, before attacking an outbuilding adjacent to a home in Pleasant Valley, Nev. Winds gusting up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno out of control as it burned several homes, threatened dozens more and forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate their neighborhoods. (Associated Press/The Reno Gazette-Journal)
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U.S. soldiers with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. In a separate incident, a senior U.S. defense official says all six reported killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were U.S. Marines. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
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Toll Bros. is building 62 town homes and single-family homes on sites of one-eighth to one-quarter acre at Shady Grove Crossing in Derwood. The Crestbrooke model, with 3,170 square feet, is priced from $702,995.
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Left wing Matt Hendricks and the Capitals largely have avoided crash landings at home, but it's a different story when Washington plays away from Verizon Center. (Associated Press)
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An early-morning walk in the snow is unusual for residents in Vancouver, Wash. Some residents enjoyed the snowfall in a region where heavy accumulations are rare, while emergency management officials worried about potential flooding. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Alex Pourbaix (left), TransCanada Corp.’s president for energy and oil pipelines, addresses North Dakota officials and oil industry representatives with Sen. John Hoeven, North Dakota Republican, in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)
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Italian divers recover one of five bodies Tuesday from the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia off the coast of Tuscany, raising the official death toll to 11. Teams have been searching the vessel for passengers and crew missing since the vacation liner foundered on rocks Friday evening. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals celebrate Alexander Semin's goal in the second period of their game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals defeated the Hurricanes 2-1. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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Ravens safety Ed Reed (right) celebrates his interception with cornerback Lardarius Webb during Baltimore's 20-13 victory over Houston in the AFC playoffs. Reed also made six tackles. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin slams into Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward as defenseman Justin Faulk closes in during first period, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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Italian firefighters conduct search operations Sunday on the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy. The accident sent water pouring in through a 160-foot gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Carolina Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner will play in the AHL during the NHL lockout. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
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A passenger from South Korea, center, walks with Italian Firefighters after being rescued from the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos and Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer mix it up along the boards during the third period, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Rocks emerge from the damaged side of a luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia that run aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
