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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)
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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)
