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Smoke from a wildfire hangs in the sky on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, in Bastrop, Texas. Officials hope calmer winds will help firefighters battling the fires, which have destroyed nearly a thousand homes in the state in the past week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Head coach Randy Edsall of the Maryland Terps pray with his team at center field after their 32-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A wet fan tries to shield himself from heavy rain during the game between the Maryland Terps and the Miami Hurricanes in college football at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Defensive lineman Clarence Murphy (98) of the Maryland Terps tackles running back Lamar Miller (6) of the Miami Hurricanes in college football at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Quarterback Stephen Morris (17) of the Miami Hurricanes runs into the end zone for a touchdown in the second half at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Wide receiver Quintin McCree (#17) of the Maryland Terrapins breaks a runs against the Miami Hurricanes in Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Miami Hurricanes fan Cetera Bunch wears a shirt which makes reference to the recent controversy surrounding the Hurricanes football program at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A Maryland Terrapins fan and a Miami Hurricanes fan stand together before the start of the game in college football at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Maryland Terps fans hold a poster mocking the controversy surrounding the Miami Hurricanes football program during the game in college football at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Chris and Kristen Hogan of Biloxi, Miss., take a Sunday walk on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., with their children, Sophie and Myers, after rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced them from their home when the Biloxi River flooded. (Associated Press)

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Chuck Tomlin uses a shovel to stop a fire in the backyard of a home on Mauna Kea Lane in the Tahitian Village neighborhood in Bastrop, Texas, on Monday. Mr. Tomlin volunteered to knock down flames a few feet from the house of a neighbor. (Associated Press)

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Six months after a tsunami and nuclear disaster wiped out the fishing industry in northeastern Japan and scared domestic and foreign consumers away from Japanese seafood, Ofunato's fish market is bustling again. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Safety LaRon Landry had been sidelined since injuring his hamstring Aug. 19 before a Redskins preseason game. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Hurricane Irene prompted a stay home and watch TV boom in American homes on Aug. 27, but is an "Irene baby boom" in our future? (Image from NASA)

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Chris and Kristen Hogan of Biloxi, Miss., take a Sunday walk on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., with their children Sophie and Myers after rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced them from their home when the Biloxi River flooded. (Associated Press)

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A man walks on driftwood piled up on a bridge on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, after powerful Typhoon Talas struck Kiho, Japan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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A home in Pittsfield, Vt., is partially submerged after floodwaters from Hurricane Irene ravaged the state in 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama (center) talks to reporters on the Temple Street Bridge over the Passaic River as he visits areas damaged by Hurricane Irene on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, in Paterson, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie stands left of Mr. Obama. (AP Photo/John O'Boyle, Pool)

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President Obama talks with residents of Fayette Avenue in Wayne, N.J., on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, as he visits Garden State areas flooded by Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)