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**FILE** The Exserohilum rostratum fungus is seen here. Exserohilum, a kind of black mold, is the primary cause of a number of fungal meningitis cases afflicting people who got steroid back injections for pain. (Associated Press/The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have hired John Davidson to be their president of hockey operations. (AP Photo/Kyle Ericson)

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Indiana U.S. Senate candidates Joe Donnelly (left), a Democrat, libertarian Andrew Horning (center) and Republican Richard Mourdock participate in a debate in New Albany, Ind., on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Candidates for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat Democrat Joe Donnelly (left), Libertarian Andrew Horning (center) and Republican Richard Mourdock participate in a debate in New Albany, Ind., on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo, director of the Massachusetts Bureau of Healthcare Safety, speaks about the New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy implicated in a deadly meningitis outbreak, during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick looks on. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Demonstrators shout slogans against the government Oct. 23, 2012, in Madrid outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)

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A demonstrator places a placard on a wall Oct. 23, 2012, in Madrid during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)

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Protestors attend an assembly in Madrid on Oct. 23, 2012, during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013. (Associated Press)

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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013 in Madrid on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Independent Rob Sobhani, greeting Donna Walsh in Annapolis, and Republican Dan Bongino are confident of an upset in the race against Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, though the Democrat has a healthy lead in polls. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)