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**FILE** This aerial file photo from Nov. 11, 2012, shows the two homes that were leveled and the numerous neighboring homes that were damaged from a massive explosion that sparked a huge fire and killed two people in Indianapolis. (Associated Press/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)

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Waves bash against a sewage outfall structure in Point Pleasant Beach N.J. on Nov. 15, 2012. Before Superstorm Sandy caused massive beach erosion at the Jersey shore, the outfall had about 50 feet of beach between it and the ocean. Superstorm Sandy took a bite out of the Jersey shore, washing away millions of tons of sand and slimming down beaches along the state's 127-mile coastline. (Associated Press)

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U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice is not fit to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state because she misled the nation about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, according to a letter sent by 97 House Republicans. (Associated Press)

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Protesters carry a mock pipeline past the White House on Sunday, sending a message that President Obama's decision on Keystone XL will be the “pure test” of his commitment to fight climate change. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Cordova, Ala., Fire Chief Dean Harbison (left) and Mayor Drew Gilbert walk through the town’s tornado-damaged downtown on Nov. 13. The area looks much like it did right after tornadoes struck in April 2011 because of the federal bureaucracy, they say. (Associated Press)

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Control a CLAW (Cognitive Land Assault Weapon ), a remote-controlled quadruped in the miltary shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

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**FILE** Ford Smith works on a new home under construction in Chicago on Oct. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Philadelphia Eagles guard Dennis Kelly (67) is called for holding against Washington Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan (91), which killed the momentum of the Eagles' drive during the first quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Nov. 18, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Molly Britt, Gaylord National Resort, Public Relations, tries out the big ice slide, under colorful lights in a room temperature of nine degrees, as the artisan ice sculptors from Harbin, China, put the final touches on the attraction ICE! featuring DreamWorks Shrek the Halls at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. These sculptors are master carvers who spend a month here each year turning two million pounds of ice into colorful ice sculptures in an environment of nine degrees. They are from Harbin, China, the capital city of China's northernmost province, Heilongjiang, across the border from Siberia, Russia. Harbin, China has been host of the Ice and Snow Festival for more than 25 years, welcoming approximately 800,000 visitors annually. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)