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Perry and Gail Epes of Alexandria, VA and their friend Linda Kaufaman of Washington, DC, right, make their way to the National Cathedral before the Service of Holy Eucharist begins, the first day the Cathedral is reopened to the public after being closed for almost three months from earthquake damage. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Erik Champenois, left, of Washington, DC, Amber Lipps, of Mount Airy, MD, center, and Doug Choi of Washington, DC stop to look at the front facade of the National Cathedral before the Service of Holy Eucharist begins, the first day the Cathedral is reopened to the public after being closed for almost 3 months from earthquake damage, Sunday, November 13, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Grand Hall stands Nov. 8, 2011, after heavy flooding in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. (Associated Press)

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Soldiers and investigators examine the wreckage of a helicopter that was carrying Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora, at a mountainous area in Santa Catarina Ayatzingo, southeast of Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo)

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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, July 14, 2010, file photo, Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora attends his swearing-in ceremony at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. The Mexican government said on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, that Mora, Mexico's No. 2 government official next to the president, has died in a helicopter crash with seven others, including the pilot. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

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New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, right, makes a save on a shot by Carolina Hurricanes' Chad LaRose during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Jimmy Hoover (left), along with brother Charlie, talk to the media about another brother who was killed in the crash of a car driven by Kevin Coffay. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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A couple stand in front of flooded River Street in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday. High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska's western coast, forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland. (Associated Press)

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In late September, more than seven months after the Feb. 22 collapse of the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, New Zealand, memorials to those who died adorn a fence surrounding the empty lot, from which the rubble had been cleared. The quake struck a year earlier, in September 2010. (Associated Press)

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Jimmy Hoover, 19, left, and Charlie Hoover, center, younger and older brothers, respectively, of John Hoover, a victim killed in crash by Kevin Coffay, speak to the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. "When I go home, Johnnie's not going to be there," said Jimmy Hoover, "I didn't know how much I had until he was gone." (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Jimmy Hoover, 19, left, younger brother of John Hoover, a victim killed in crash by Kevin Coffay, is comforted by a family member while listening as John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney, speaks to the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. Hoover wears a pin with a photograph of his brother. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Michael Murphy, an uncle of John Hoover, a victim killed in crash by Kevin Coffay, listens as John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney, speaks to the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kevin Coffay, 20, center, is escorted from Montgomery County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kelly Hartman, from right, and Liz Connelly, neighbors of Kevin Coffay, speak with members of the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kevin Coffay, 20, left, enters Montgomery County Circuit Court with his lawyer Michael McAuliffe for his plea hearing after being indicted on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney, speaks on behalf of the families of the three victims of a car crash after Kevin Coffay, 20, the driver in the crash, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kevin Coffay, 20, center, with his mother, at right, enters Montgomery County Circuit Court for his plea hearing after being indicted on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)