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President Obama picks up a "tar ball" from the beach in Port Fourchon, La., in May after the largest oil spill in U.S. history in the Gulf of Mexico. (Associated Press)

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Rev. Dr. Louis D. Jones eulogizes Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum during Dec. 30 funeral services in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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An emotional Chicago Mayor Richard Daley talks about firefighter Corey Ankum during Dec. 30 funeral services in Chicago. Ankum, the wife of Daley's longtime assistant Demeka Ankum, was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Demeka Ankum (left), the widow of Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum, is comforted by her boss, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Dec. 30 after her husband's funeral in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Chicago firefighters carry the casket containing the body of firefighter Corey Ankum to a fire truck after Dec. 30 funeral services in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Chicago firefighters place the body of firefighter Corey Ankum on a fire truck after funeral services Dec. 30 in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Family, friends, and firefighters gather for the Dec. 30 funeral of Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum at the Apostolic Church of God Thursday in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Chicago firefighters salute as others place the casket of firefighter Corey Ankum on a fire truck after funeral services on Dec. 30 in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2006 file photo, United States' Chanda Rubin returns the ball to Switzerland's Patty Shnyder during the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow. Rubin's house burned down Wednesday evening during an intense thunderstorm, and lightning was a likely cause, Lafayette, La., fire officials said Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, File)

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The Heath model at the Springs at Lenah includes a gourmet kitchen with a center island and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen opens into the breakfast area and has an adjacent family room. The Heath is priced from $609,990.

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Richmond American Homes is building 16 single-family homes on sites of one-third acre or larger at Springs at Lenah in Aldie. The homes have 2,796 to 3,308 finished square feet, with base prices from $539,990 to $609,990.

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K. Hovnanian Homes is building 57 single-family homes on sites of one-third to one-half acre at Dixon Crossing in Bowie. The homes have 2,498 to 3,150 finished square feet, with base prices from $349,990 to $429,990.

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Fire officials and other emergency personnel respond to an explosion at a furniture store in Wayne, Mich., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. One man was pulled from the rubble, and authorities are searching for two other people. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Daniel Mears)

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Members of the fire service fill tanks with water as people line up with empty bottles to collect water, as tens of thousands of homes and businesses are affected by severe water shortages caused by broken pipes, outside Avoniel leisure center in east Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/PA, Paul Faith)

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In this screen capture from Facebook, messages of support are left for Ashley McAdam, who has been in a coma for 11 days after a car crash on Dec. 16, 2010. McAdam is the 15-year-old daughter of Marty Cordova, who spent nine years in the majors and was the 1995 AL Rookie of the Year with the Minnesota Twins. Cordova, who lives in Las Vegas and works for a company that designs mobile applications, rushed to her side after he heard the news. He has spent the past six or seven nights in the hospital. (AP Photo)

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A policeman stands guard as a city bus passes by in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. India's Home Ministry has issued a countrywide alert after receiving information of a potential terror strike by a Pakistan-based militant group, an official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

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Firefighters work the scene of a fire in an abandoned warehouse, where eight people died, in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Authorities say the blaze killed eight homeless people who were burning wood in a barrel to stay warm during the freezing night. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)