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Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from "Lee Daniels' The Butler." (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox)
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Pumped up: Fuel-hungry cars line up at a gas station in China, the world's largest market for autos since 2009. The burgeoning demand is causing China's estimated consumption of oil to surge to 11 million barrels a day next year. (Associated Press Photographs)
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** FILE ** Smokers rid their cigarettes of ashes outside an office building in Rio de Janeiro on in 2011. (Associated Press)
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A building at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, Fla., shows damage from collapsing into a sinkhole early Monday Aug. 12, 2013. No injuries or victims, and all emergency responders were safe and uninjured. All guests that were rescued are being moved to a different building on the property. (AP Photo/Alma Rodriquez)
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ADA County paramedics and other authorities offload at the Cascade Emergency Operations Center in Cascade, Idaho, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Robby Milo)
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Villagers look at Merapi volcano Cangkringan, Indonesia, Monday, July 22, 2013. Indonesia's most volatile volcano spewed smoke and ash Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their villages along its slopes, a disaster official said. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
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In this July 31, 2008 photo, the Harlem Gospel Choir closes Artown 2008 at Wingfield Park, Reno, Nev.. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Andy Barron) **NO SALES, MAGS OUT; NEVADA APPEAL OUT; SOUTH RENO WEEKLY OUT**
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A helicopter drops water over a wildfire on Aug. 9, 2013, near Banning, Calif. Southern California firefighters are facing another day of battle as they try to corral a wildfire that has destroyed 26 homes. (Associated Press)
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An Alabama agency revoked Diane Derzis' abortion clinic license after problems were found at the Birmingham clinic, including improper administration of medicines and building accessibility to emergency responders. (Associated Press)
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A commercial area of Baghdad is littered with debris Tuesday from a car bombing, one of several in the past week alone. The wave of violence bears the mark of al Qaeda in Iraq. (Associated Press)
