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Dan Wheldon, front left, and another driver crash during a wreck that involved 15 cars during the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Wheldon died after the crash. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar)
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Philadelphia Eagles free safety Kurt Coleman had three interceptions against the Washington Redskins on Sunday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 in a fiery 15-car wreck during the Las Vegas Indy 300. (AP Photo/Dave Parker, File)
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Dan Wheldon, of England, is transported to a medical helicopter following a crash early in the IndyCar Series' Las Vegas Indy 300 auto race Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson celebrated after scoring a touchdown as Redskins safety LaRon Landry could only watch during Philadelphia's 59-28 Monday night win last Nov. 15. (Associated Press)
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A well-wisher places flowers Thursday in front of the salon in Seal Beach, Calif., where eight people were fatally shot the day before. (Associated Press)
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Ryan Homes is building 292 town homes at Dakota Crossing in Northeast Washington. The two- and three-bedroom homes have 1,642 to 2,218 finished square feet, with base prices from $327,990 to $399,990.
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Two Amtrak locomotives rest against each other after colliding at an Oakland, Calif., station on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Displaced families who fled famine in Somalia a couple of months ago take shelter in a destroyed building after moving out of their makeshift tents, which became flooded by rains, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Fighting broke out there over the weekend, killing at least 20. (Associated Press)
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Goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) and Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals celebrate after a shootout to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) of the Washington Capitals blocks Dominic Moore (19) of the Tampa Bay Lightning during a shootout at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau, center, talks to his team during a time out in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals slams Mattias Ritola (21) of the Tampa Bay Lightning into the glass in the third period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A puck is tossed out to fans in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Troy Brouwer (20) of the Washington Capitals slams Bruno Gervais (27) of the Tampa Bay Lightning against the glass in the second period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Kendra Graves (right) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Femia assist EMS personnel in Marathon, Fla., with one of seven boaters rescued on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, after treading water for around 20 hours after their boat capsized and sank. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason is checked into the boards by Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin during the first period Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Karl Alzner (27) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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ATF is under fire for a memo prohibiting gun merchants from selling firearms to anyone who uses medical marijuana. (The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Prisoners at Ayutthaya province prison in central Thailand wade in chest-deep water to board a bus Thursday during an evacuation as storms continue to flood the area. Other countries in Southeast Asia also have endured the worst flooding in 50 years.
