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An activist hold a poster during a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Saturday, Dec.12, 2015 during the COP21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. As organizers of the Paris climate talks presented what they hope is a final draft of the accord, protesters from environmental and human rights groups gather to call attention to populations threatened by rising seas and increasing droughts and floods. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Scott Downing, 96, of Amarillo, TX, center, accompanied by his son, Stuart, looks at a model of the area where his plane crashed at a community hall during his retrospective visit to Inzai, a town 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Tokyo, where he was taken prisoner of war 70 years ago, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Three of the 11-member crew were killed that night of May 25, 1945, when their B-29 was shot down, crashing into bamboo groves as they were flying back from a bombing raid on Tokyo. In an emotional moment, Downing was given a hero’s welcome by Inzai, which had given the U.S. airmen proper burials at a temple and mourned their deaths, defying the stereotypes about wartime animosity. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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National Edition Opinion cover for December 11, 2015 - Why we must lift the oil export ban (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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SCORPION MK I - the revolutionary design for the Scorpion’s suspension allow it to keep all four tires on the ground with virtually equal ground pressure in almost any situation. The Scorpion handles terrain without the bone jarring ride characteristics of other off-road vehicles. This allow the Scorpion to be used in a rescue role to provide a softer ride for injured persons extracted from rough terrain.

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Dallas Cowboys free safety J.J. Wilcox (27) pulls down Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson (25) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A Columbia County Sheriff drives through a low point on the road while others line up to go through, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Portland, Or. Torrential rains pummeled parts of the Pacific Northwest for another night, causing mudslides and flooding roads, leaving an Oregon woman dead after a tree fell onto her house and sweeping seven people into a Washington river, where they were rescued. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/The Oregonian via AP)

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Johnson Creek swells near flood stage in Portland, Ore., as the Pacific Northwest was soaked by another night of heavy rain, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. The Oregon Department of Transportation says landslides and high water have closed parts of many state highways. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola)

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Illustration on our national security intelligence deficiencies by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Colorado Avalanche right wing Chris Wagner, left, fights for control of the puck with Minnesota Wild center Ryan Carter in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Washington Redskins running back Matt Jones (31) is stopped by the Dallas Cowboys defense including strong safety Barry Church (42) and free safety J.J. Wilcox (27) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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It's the most stressful U.S. Marine test, simulating a helicopter crash at sea while blindfolded. Watch Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit learn how to escape from a submerged aircraft at the Helicopter Underwater Egress Trainer, Camp Lejeune. Video: Daily Military Defense & Archive

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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, file photo, houseboats float in the drought-lowered waters of Oroville Lake near Oroville, Calif. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, the Department of Water Resources reported that Lake Oroville, the State Water Project's principal reservoir, is dipping toward its record low set in 1977. Public water agencies that serve millions of residents in drought-weary California might only receive 10 percent of expected supplies in 2016 _ half of the amount that flowed to them this year through the state’s massive system of reservoirs and canals, state officials say. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)