Environment

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Sgt. Michael Murphy, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, poses as he jumps out of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter Jan. 22. (Credit: U.S. Marine Corps)

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A rare, hand copied draft of the Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address will go on public view for six weeks at the Library of Congress. (Image from Library of Congress)

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Former Taiwan Vice President Lien Chan, waving to journalists in Beijing, has caused a stir with his words after his meeting with China’s leaders. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A container ship is loaded with cargo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 8, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Defenseman Steven Olesky (center) was signed by the Capitals on March 4 and recalled from the Hershey Bears. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)

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Steven Oleksy has 151 penalty minutes in 55 games for the Hershey Bears this season. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)

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James Mitchell, with the National Park Service, prunes back cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin on Monday. The Park Service spends about $185,000 on the festival. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service officials announce that the peak bloom period for Washington's cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin is expected to be between March 26 and March 30. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service officials announce that the peak bloom period for Washington's cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin is expected to be between March 26 and March 30. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Coal is a cheaper fuel source in the developing world, including India, where a worker carries coal to load onto a truck at a depot in Gauhati. India and other countries are building coal power plants to meet demand as its economy grows. (Associated Press)

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President Obama announces his choices (from left) of MIT physics professor Ernest Moniz for energy secretary, Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and Wal-Mart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the Office of Management and Budget during a ceremony Monday in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Vanda, played by Anna Sundberg, smokes during a dress rehearsal for the play "Venus in Fur" at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis on Jan. 29, 2013. Minnesota lawmakers are trying to amend the state's smoking ban to eliminate an exemption for theatrical productions. (Associated Press)

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Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, speaks during the Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Banquet at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**