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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)

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** FILE ** Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer had a hat trick in the Caps' 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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The wreckage of a modified Black Hawk helicopter lies in the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces last May. (Associated Press)

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"Boss 302" in black trim on the front fender, the chin spoiler and a shaker hood makes a hot Mustang.

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Citizens respond to speakers Jan. 11, 2012, during a community forum Youngstown, Ohio, to discuss recent seismic activity related to deep wastewater injection wells. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** This image made available by the American Red Cross shows earthquake damage to a shanty town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, following a major earthquake in Haiti, on Jan. 12, 2010. (Associated Press/American Red Cross)

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Lennar is building 250 single-family homes on 6,000-square-foot sites at the Preserve at Goose Creek in Ashburn. The Belmont model, with 3,148 square feet, is priced from $579,990.

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Wild hogs roam Vicksburg National Military Park, where they are causing damage around some monuments. Last year's record flooding of the Mississippi River sent the hogs and other animals to higher ground - and the hogs stayed.

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Members of the Alaska National Guard help dig out the fishing town of Cordova, Alaska, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, after massive snowfalls that collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches. (AP Photo/Alaska National Guard)

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** FILE ** Hollywood stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward's souped-up World War II-era fighter plane, a P-51 Mustang, crashes into the edge of the grandstands, sending shrapnel into the crowd, at the Reno Air Show in Reno, Nev., in September. Eleven people died and about 70 more were badly injured. (Associated Press)

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Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North talks to reporters late Monday night, Jan. 9, 2012, after a family dispute ended when a man apparently shot and killed his wife's two sisters and his son before fatally shooting himself in Logan, Ohio. (AP Photo/The Eagle-Gazette, Jess Lanning)