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A soldier walks at the site where a landslide buried dozens of homes following weeks of drenching rains in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Sunday Dec. 5, 2010. The Red Cross attribute more than 180 deaths to heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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A woman sits in front of her home, destroyed by a landslide that buried dozens of houses and left dozens trapped beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dug out of the mud. The Red Cross attributes more than 180 deaths to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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A police officer carries the body of a girl, covered in a blanket, at the site where a landslide buried houses trapping dozens beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains, in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dug out of the mud. The Red Cross attributes more than 180 deaths to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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Residents of La Gabriela neighborhood who lost their homes when a landslide buried some 30 houses and trapped dozens beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains, sit on the sidewalk while rescue workers search for survivors in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dug out of the mud. The Red Cross attributes more than 180 deaths to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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** FILE ** Air France Concorde Flight 4590 takes off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on July 25, 2000, with fire trailing from the engine on its left wing. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people aboard and four others on the ground. A decade later, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, a French court found Continental Airlines and a mechanic guilty in the crash. (AP Photo/Toshihiko Sato, File)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) throws a pass while being pressured by Baltimore Ravens safety Haruki Nakamura (43) pressures him during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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A Russian firefighting plane sprays fire-extinguishing material over a wildfire in Ein Hod, Israel, on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. The cause of the worst forest fire in Israel's history is likely negligence, not arson, authorities said Saturday, as firefighters from around the world battled the blaze whipping through northern pine forests toward the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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** FILE ** The cabin of Theodore Kaczynski, dubbed the "Unabomber," is shown in the woods of Lincoln, Mont., in 1996. The 1.4-acre parcel of land once owned by Kaczynski is on the market for $69,500. The cabin now is on exhibit at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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The 738-foot tanker Golden Seas makes 3.5 mph through 20-foot seas north of Adak Island, Alaska, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Coast Guard aircrews were launched from Air Station Kodiak in response to a report that the Golden Seas had lost propulsion and was drifting, but the crew of the vessel reported to a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew that they had regained propulsion and were awaiting a tug to escort them to Dutch Harbor. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis)
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The tug Tor Viking II is observed by an Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules crew moving through 20-foot seas and 46 mph winds 48 miles from the crippled cargo vessel Golden Seas in the Bering Sea on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis)
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Two men cautiously walk on a flooded pier to reach a boat near flooded St. Mark square as high tides reached 1.36 meters above sea level, flooding more than half of Venice, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Heavy rains have caused damage in the last days and are blamed for the recent collapses in ancient Pompeii, as many rivers swell, snow fell copiously on the Alps and high water is a constant presence in Venice. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
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Tourists make their way in a flooded St. Mark square as high tides reached 1.36 meters above sea level, flooding more than half of Venice, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Heavy rains have caused damage in the last days and are blamed for the recent collapses in ancient Pompeii, as many rivers swell, snow fell copiously on the Alps and high water is a constant presence in Venice. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
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A cyclist rides over a bridge on one of the canals in the center of Amsterdam, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. The Netherlands appear to be less affected, as heavy snowfall hits large parts of Europe. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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A passenger at London's Gatwick Airport finds somewhere to rest as flights are canceled for the remainder of the day, because of bad weather Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010. Large areas of Britain were brought to a halt Wednesday as freezing weather bought air and rail travel schedules to a halt. (AP Photo / Clive Gee, PA)
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The roofs of Bern's, Switzerland, old town are covered by snow Thursday, Dec 2, 2010. Heavy snowfalls hit large parts of central Europe. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)
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Israeli firefighters extinguish fire during a wildfire in the Carmel Heights near Haifa, northern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A massive forest fire that scorched part of northern Israel killed scores of people Thursday, officials said. Fire officials said the blaze, which torched some 800 acres (325 hectares), remained out of control as nightfall arrived. (AP Photo/Avishag Shar-Yeshuv)
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Vehicles drive on a road during a wildfire in the Carmel Heights near Haifa, northern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A massive forest fire that scorched part of northern Israel killed scores of people Thursday, officials said. Fire officials said the blaze, which torched some 800 acres (325 hectares), remained out of control as nightfall arrived. (AP Photo/Avishag Shar-Yeshuv)
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An Israeli firefighter pours water over his head as he and others stand near one of the centers of an extensive wildfire in the northern Israeli community of Beit Oren, near Haifa, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A massive forest fire that scorched part of northern Israel killed scores of people Thursday, officials said. Fire officials said the blaze, which torched some 800 acres (325 hectares), remained out of control as nightfall arrived. (AP Photo/Yaron Kaminsky)
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A driver gestures as he rides a motorcycle on a road next to smoke rising from a wildfire near Ein Hod in northern Israel, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. The worst forest fire in Israel's history devastated one of the country's few forested areas, and killed dozens of people. Homes were destroyed and some 15,000 were evacuated. Fire officials said the blaze, that is still out of control, has already torched some 1,600 acres (650 hectares). (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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A woman walks on the beach as firefighting planes refill with sea water to be dumped over a wildfire in northern Israel, off the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Atlit, Israel Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Crews and equipment from around the world began arriving on Friday to help Israel's worst fire ever. The inferno, which also displaced thousands, is still raging through forests in northern Israel and on the outskirts of the country's third largest city, Haifa. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
