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Women wait as rescuers work to save people from debris of their collapsed buildings in Ercis, eastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. More than 200 people were killed after a powerful quake struck in eastern Turkey with dozens of people are still trapped in debris, but authorities hope the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Rescue workers evacuate a victim after pulling her from earthquake rubble in the town of Ercis in Van province, Turkey. The 7.2-magnitude quake Sunday killed an estimated 300 people in eastern Turkey. (Associated Press)
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday said that his declaration of a fiscal emergency in the debt-ridden state capital, Harrisburg, “ensures that vital services will continue and public safety will be protected.” (Associated Press)
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People walk by the debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Turkey, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake the day before. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Rescuers look for people trapped under debris in Tabanli village near the city of Van after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Anatolia, Abdurrahman Antakyali)
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IndyCar drivers Tony Kanaan, left, of Brazil, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, third from left, and Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, right, carry the coffin of fellow driver Dan Wheldon after funeral services Saturday, Oct 22, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wheldon was killed Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in a fiery 15-car crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Workers ride on their vehicle through a flooded road in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Saturday. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Oct. 20, 2011, surveys damage to the Washington National Cathedral from the Aug. 23 earthquake (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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In 1988, investigators sift through Pan Am Flight 103 wreckage in Lockerbie, Scotland. Moammar Gadhafi's reported death resonated with the families who had loved ones on the airliner and who held Col. Gadhafi responsible for approving the bombing that killed 270 people.
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Host Ty Pennington and the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" crew's latest project is to build seven homes in seven days in Joplin, Mo. The community was devastated by a May 22 tornado that killed 162 people. (Waterloo Courier via Associated Press)
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North Korean farmers walk along a road through a farm field outside the eastern coastal city of Wonsan. This autumn, as farmers fan out into fields of corn, wheat, rice and cabbage, such pastoral scenes obscure the problems that the communist state has adequately feeding its people, especially the children. (Associated Press)
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Toll Bros. is building 71 town homes in the Tournaments at Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket. The homes have 1,953 to 2,058 finished square feet, with base prices from $299,995 to $325,995.
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This April 26, 2009, file photo shows Carl Edwards hitting the fence during a crash on the last lap of the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, in Talladega, Ala. The death of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon has sparked safety discussions throughout motorsports just as NASCAR heads to one of the fastest tracks on its circuit. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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The Dixie Chicks didn't fiddle around before accepting an invitation to participate in a concert to help raise money for victims of the Texas wildfires this summer. (Associated Press)
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"Difficult access team" engineers Katie Francis (left) and Emma Cardini check the National Cathedral on Monday for potential unseen damage caused by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the District in August. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Drivers took five tribute laps in honor of Dan Wheldon, who died following a 15-car crash in the Las Vegas Indy 300 earlier Sunday. The race, the season finale on the IndyCar circuit, did not resume. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 12, 2010. (Associated Press)
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People disembark from a U.S. Air Force plane said to be carrying sick U.S. engineer Renee-Nicole Douceur, who suffered a stroke in August at the South Pole, upon the evacuation flight's arrival at Christchurch, New Zealand, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/SNPA, David Alexander)
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Brian Orakpo (98) and Rocky McIntosh (52) of the Washington Redskins react after what they thought was a safety on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) was called as roughing the passer on McIntosh during the first quarter at FedEx Field. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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New York running back Ahmad Bradshaw dives past Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd to score one of his three touchdowns in the Giants' 27-24 victory. (Associated Press)
