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Mud dries on the hood of a car parked on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2011, after heavy rains pounded the region the previous night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday said that to create lasting reform, the island's police department must act to develop and implement new policies and protocols.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke addresses the Economic Club of Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Minneapolis. (Associated Press)

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FBI agents stand guard outside the headquarters of Solyndra, a solar firm in Fremont, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, speaks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance conference in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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** FILE ** Stewart D. Nozette is seen in an Oct. 19, 2009, surveillance video in which he told an undercover FBI agent that he had given the agent "some of most classified information that there is." (Justice Department via Associated Press)

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Illustration: Red tape by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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American student Amanda Knox arrives at court in Perugia, Italy, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, for a hearing of her appeals case in the death of her British roommate. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)

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Carson City, Nev., Undersheriff Steve Albertson (left) and Sheriff Ken Furlong talk with IHOP President Jean Birch following a shooting at the IHOP restaurant in Carson City on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California listens Tuesday as fellow Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland discusses job creation. (Associated Press)

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With a model of New York in the foreground, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks to reporters after touring the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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** FILE ** Ernest Willis carries his lawyers' documents as he enters Merrimack Superior Court in Concord, N.H., on Thursday, May 26, 2011, the fourth day of his trial on charges that he raped his children's 15-year-old babysitter in 1997. (AP Photo/Alexander Cohn, Pool, File)

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Maryland linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield (9) rubs the head of a bronze Terrapin, the school mascot, after a 32-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Maryland Terps fans cheer in the student endzone in college football at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Wide receiver Quintin McCree (#17) of the Maryland Terrapins breaks a runs against the Miami Hurricanes in Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Offensive Lineman R.J. Dill, (#76) of the Maryland Terrapins celebrates the first touchdown of the game against miami in the first quarter at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Maryland Terrapins take the field for their season opening game against Miami in Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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American student Amanda Knox (right) talks with her lawyer, Carlo dalla Vedova, during a hearing of her appeals case in Perugia, Italy, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rafael Nadal said his leg cramp was treated as a bigger deal because it occurred in the interview room rather than in the locker room.

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"I hope his comeback is successful. I look forward to good years from him." Chris Austin, Montgomery County, federal employee