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Runners run during the annual Dead Man's Run, a 5k run through the cemetery and surrounding area, on Saturday, October 4, 2014.
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie before speaking outside at Asbury Park Convention Hall ,Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Obama traveled to New Jersey to join Christie to inspect and tour the Jersey Shore's recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**
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An arson detection dog and investigator from the State Fire Marshal's office search through debris after an apartment fire in Lawrence, Mass., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Two children died in the blaze. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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National Edition News cover for October 21, 2014 - Ebola vaccine with promise skidded to halt: A medical worker from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers who are working on the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, at their laboratory in Entebbe 42kms (29 miles) from the capital Kampala Thursday Aug. 2, 2012. The latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda has dimmed hopes of a successful year for the country's growing tourism industry, government officials and tour operators said as tourists began to cancel trips amid rising cases of the deadly disease in the East African country. However the CDC team leader in Uganda says there is no cause of alarm since the disease is now under control. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)
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In this Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 photo provided by the Ventura County Fire Department, firefighters work to free Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, 30, from a chimney after she became stuck trying to enter a home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Firefighters had to chisel away much of the chimney and lubricate it with dish soap to free her. (AP Photo/Ventura County Fire Department)
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National Edition Opinion cover for October 20, 2014 - Making Ebola preparedness a priority (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins free safety E.J. Biggers (30) eyes the Titans backfield as he prepares to blitz in the first quarter against the Tennessee Titans at FedExField, Landover, Md., Oct. 19, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)
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The Spider Outbreak maze at Six Flags America's Fright Fest in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry answers questions during a news conference to discuss Texas’ Ebola prevention efforts, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Perry has joined calls for an air travel ban from countries hit the hardest by Ebola. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Washington Redskins strong safety Bashaud Breeland (26) had to fill the shoes of the injured cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) against the New York Giants at FedExField, Landover, Md., Sept. 25, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)
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National Edition News cover for October 16, 2014 - Obama ignored 2008 CDC transition advice on Ebola: A Moroccan health worker uses a thermometer to screen a passenger at the arrivals hall of the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Thursday, Oct 9, 2014. Air Maroc, along with Air France and Brussels Airlines, are still flying to Ebola-hit West Africa, with the backing of the World Health Organization. The WHO has urged the airlines to keep flying, saying the risk to public health from air travel itself is low and that flights bring needed aid workers and supplies. Airlines have to balance that against safety concerns which have led British Airways and Emirates to suspend service. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
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National Edition Opinion cover for October 16, 2014 - President Obama, Ebola and the total collapse of credibility (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Members of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department prepare to decontaminate common areas near the Dallas apartment of a second health care worker who has tested positive for Ebola. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Rajiv Shah (center), serving as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, inspected a newly built treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia, during the devastating 2014 outbreak. A task force organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies recommended preserving USAID as an independent agency coordinating all U.S. foreign assistance and not folding it into the State Department. (Associated Press/File)
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The Spider Outbreak maze at Six Flags America’s 2014 ‘Fright Fest’ in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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Dr. Douglas Butzier, who was running for the U.S. Senate as a libertarian candidate, died Monday night in a plane crash near Dubuque Regional Airport. (KCRG)
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Head-shakers: Troops injured by explosions have some similarities and some differences with football players when it comes to brain trauma. Researchers are working to move beyond the "dark ages" to better understand such injuries, which are treated the same way immediately — with rest and pain relief — but can have long-term consequences. (Associated Press)
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Washington Redskins strong safety Brandon Meriweather leaves the field after being injured against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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With the intense media coverage of two Ebola cases in Texas, Gov. Rick Perry has risen to the opportunity and in the polls. (Associated Press)
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An American flag is draped from two fire trucks during the national memorial ceremony for fallen firefighters in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer delivered the keynote address. Among the 107 firefighters honored were 19 Arizona firefighters killed in a 2013 canyon fire and 10 first responders killed in a fertilizer plant explosion in Central Texas last year. Ninety-eight of the firefighters honored died in the line of duty in 2013. Nine died in previous years. (AP Photo/PennLive.com, Ivey DeJesus)
