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Michael Cummings, a survivor of a crash that killed four people and injured 19 in 2005, talks with the media outside the Connecticut Supreme Court, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Hartford, Conn. Cummings' lawyer urged the high court Wednesday not to dismiss Cummings' lawsuit, which alleges state officials knew for years that Route 44 over Avon Mountain was dangerous but did not install adequate safety measures. (AP Photo)
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News photographers and videographers photograph the netting hanging over the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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News photographers and videographers photograph the netting hanging over the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Scaffolding covers artwork in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A statue of President George Washington can be seen through scaffolding in the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda which is set to reopen to the public after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The statue of George Washington is seen surround by scaffolding after safety netting was installed around the inside the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting where used as part of a $60 million restoration project of the Capitol dome and is the first major renovation since 1960. (AP Photo)
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Safety netting is seen installed around the inside the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting where used as part of a $60 million restoration project of the Capitol dome and is the first major renovation since 1960. (AP Photo)
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Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, stands underneath the safety netting that was installed around the inside the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, Washington. Five layers of safety netting where used as part of a $60 million restoration project of the Capitol dome and is the first major renovation since 1960. (AP Photo)
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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers speaks during a briefing for media on the reopening of the U.S. Capitol Dome Rotunda after completion of the safety netting installation as the Dome Restoration Project begins at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Five layers of safety netting is being installed to protect against falling debris from the Rotunda during a restoration project on the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Residents walk near a truck stuck in deep water and mud on Piedmont Street after flood-water damage caused by torrential rains in Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)
