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**FILE** Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin are joined by state and local officials March 22, 2011, as they announce the next phase of high-speed rail construction during a news conference at an Amtrak maintenance building in Chicago. (Associated Press)
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Lebanese firefighters extinguish burning cars at the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)
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Lebanese soldiers inspect damaged buildings at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)
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Lebanese firefighters extinguish burning cars at the scene of a car bomb explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh in Beirut on Oct. 19, 2012. The bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, officials said. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A copy of Newsweek is seen Oct. 18, 2012, at Joe's Smoke Shop in Portland, Maine. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan Republican, has been targeted for defeat by funding from the League of Conservation Voters for his “extreme anti-science positions.” He has characterized climate change as “all baloney.” (Associated Press)
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Office workers flood District streets in Chinatown in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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A stone cherub which use to sit atop the center tower's corner spire of the National Cathedral, lays shattered on the roof, Wednesday, August 24, 2011, in Washington D.C. The cause of the damage was due to Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
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Austin Wright works on the roof of the historic Cuckoo house, built by the Pendleton family in 1819 just outside Mineral Va., which lost both its chimneys and two walls in last year's earthquake and according to contractors on site, will take approximately one million dollars to repair, Cuckoo, Va., Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Thursday, August 23, 2012 marks the one year anniversary of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit nearby Mineral, Va., causing millions of dollars worth of damage and was felt in nearly every state along the east coast. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Assistant project manager Brandon Chambers watches as demolition begins on Louisa County High School two days before the one year anniversary of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit near Mineral, Va., causing millions of dollars worth of damage and was felt in nearly every state along the east coast, Mineral, Va., Tuesday, August 21, 2012. The school sustained massive structural damage and was deemed unsafe, forcing all their students to move into nearby trailers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Left to right: Seventh graders Jack Dooley, 12, Alex Letchworth, 12, and Scott Browoning, 13, and their fellow classmates at Langston Hughes Middle School drop under their desk and hold on as they participate in the Great ShakeOut national earthquake drill, Reston, Va., Thursday, October 18, 2012. Students in the Washington, D.C. region are now participating in the earthquake preparation program for the first time after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area in August 2011. According to the program's website, an estimated 18 million people are participating this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Seventh grader Miguel Ortega, 12, right, and his fellow classmates at Langston Hughes Middle School drop under their desk and hold on as they participate in the Great ShakeOut national earthquake drill, Reston, Va., Thursday, October 18, 2012. Students in the Washington, D.C. region are now participating in the earthquake preparation program for the first time after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area in August 2011. According to the program's website, an estimated 18 million people are participating this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A students hands can be seen holding onto a desk as seventh graders at Langston Hughes Middle School drop under their desk and hold on as they participate in the Great ShakeOut national earthquake drill, Reston, Va., Thursday, October 18, 2012. Students in the Washington, D.C. region are now participating in the earthquake preparation program for the first time after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area in August 2011. According to the program's website, an estimated 18 million people are participating this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt speaks to Langston Hughes Middle School about her job and the roll her organization has with earthquakes following the school's participation in the Great ShakeOut national earthquake drill, Reston, Va., Thursday, October 18, 2012. Students in the Washington, D.C. region are now participating in the earthquake preparation program for the first time after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area in August 2011. According to the program's website, an estimated 18 million people are participating this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Left to right: Seventh graders Ambika Minocha, 12, Alex Letchworth, 12, and Scott Browoning, 13, and their fellow classmates at Langston Hughes Middle School drop under their desk and hold on as they participate in the Great ShakeOut national earthquake drill, Reston, Va., Thursday, October 18, 2012. Students in the Washington, D.C. region are now participating in the earthquake preparation program for the first time after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area in August 2011. According to the program's website, an estimated 18 million people are participating this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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RST Development is building 46 condominium homes at the Orion in Silver Spring. The homes have up to 1,132 square feet and are priced from the mid $200,000s.
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People in the District’s Chinatown area rush into the street after last year’s magnitude-5.9 earthquake. A Great ShakeOut drill Thursday is planned to help people know how to react to an earthquake, which includes staying indoors. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
