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A natural gas hydraulic fracturing site run by Chesapeake Energy sits in operation a few miles outside of Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A few cars pass through downtown Steubenville, Ohio, Friday, October 26, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather next to cars that were destroyed by a car bomb, at Jaramana neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Monday Oct. 29, 2012. A Syrian government official says a car bomb in a Damascus suburb has killed 10 people. The official said the blast on Monday in Jaramana also wounded 41 people and caused heavy damage. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. (AP Photo/SANA)
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Ambulances line up near the Hoboken University Medical Center, where patients were evacuated in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas as big cities and small towns across the Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Sandbags line the entrance of a building as people walk by near the Hudson River waterfront on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Sandbags protect an entrance of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the NYSE, but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in floodwaters, officials decided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Workers stack sandbags beside concrete barriers to protect buildings near the World Financial Center in anticipation of flooding on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a seawater surge of anywhere from 6 to 11 feet. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
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A pedestrian walks her dog through a working crew as they stack sandbags beside concrete barriers to protect buildings near the World Financial Center in anticipation of massive flooding on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a seawater surge of anywhere from 6 to 11 feet. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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A Norfolk, Va., resident walks to work through floodwaters near downtown on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy were hitting the area. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Richard Thomas moves a neighbor's car out of the rising water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Fenwick Island, Del. Forecasters warned that the New York City region could face the worst of Hurricane Sandy, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening high winds, rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet high. The storm could endanger up to 50 million people for days. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the dunes on Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach and across Beach Avenue on Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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The No. 1 subway train station is blocked by sandbags at Battery Park in New York on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in preparation for a possible storm surge as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Waves wash over the seawall near high tide at Battery Park in New York on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Alix Brignol of New York takes a picture as water washes over the seawall near high tide at Battery Park in New York on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast.Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Waves crash over the bow of a tugboat as it passes near the Statue of Liberty in New York on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as rough water as the result of Hurricane Sandy churned the waters of New York Harbor. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
