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Workers with the architect of the Capitol erect a 65-foot Sierra white fir from California's Stanislaus National Forest that will become the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Washington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Workers with the architect of the Capitol erect a 65-foot Sierra white fir from California's Stanislaus National Forest that will become the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Washington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Seattle Seahawks' Brandon Browner, left, intercepts a pass intended for Washington Redskins Jabar Gaffney, right, in the first half in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Redskins Roy Helu is tackled by David Hawthorne (57) and Brandon Mebane (92) in the first half. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Tony Creecy and North Carolina State wiped out a 27-point third-quarter deficit in defeating Maryland 56-41 on Saturday. The Terrapins finished 2-10 for the second time in three seasons, beating only Miami and Towson this year. (Associated Press)

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The lines were long as customers waited for the DC USA shopping center on 14th Street Northwest to open for Black Friday sales. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Joel Pizarro fills his cart with several TVs during a midnight doorbuster sale at Best Buy in Columbia Heights on Black Friday. Lines started forming at many stores early on Thanksgiving Day. Total sales at retail stores nationwide on Friday were a record $11.4 billion. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the last day of the Loya Jirga, or grand council, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Luke Gates (center), 21, gets a hug from his parents, Bill (left) and Sharon Gates, on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, after arriving at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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North Carolina State's Tony Creecy had two touchdowns and 101 yards combined receiving and rushing in the 56-41 win over Maryland on Saturday. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Ethen Hyman)

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. The rocket will deliver a science laboratory to Mars to study potential habitable environments on the planet. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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Consumers lug their bags through Herald Square during the busiest shopping day of the year, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in New York. Some of the nation's major chain stores opened late Thursday, competing for holiday shoppers on the notoriously busy Black Friday to kick off a period that is crucial for the retail industry. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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John Rosser, of Atlanta, rushes to the start line for checkout at a Toys R Us store in Atlanta on Nov. 24, 2011. (Associated Press/The Atlant Journal Constitution)

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From left, Mark Pugh, Frankie and Pam Davis, and Jamie Pugh look over the discounts that await them when Best Buy's doors open at midnight, at the Wards Crossing Shopping Center in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Mark Pugh was first in line at Best Buy, arriving at 5:15 a.m., beating the next arrivals by about 15 minutes. This weekend, many stores will for the first time use midnight openings along with the usual bevy of deals as they try to lure consumers, whose appetite for good-buys has been increasing since the Great Recession. (AP Photo/News & Daily Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce)

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Ann Jackson settles in with her iPad and an energy drink in front of Target in the Wards Crossing Shopping Center in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Arriving at 3:18 p.m., Jackson immediately called her parents to tell them she was first in line, guaranteeing her a voucher for the best Black Friday deals inside when the store opens its doors at midnight. This weekend, many stores will for the first time use midnight openings along with the usual bevy of deals as they try to lure consumers, whose appetite for good-buys has been increasing since the Great Recession. (AP Photo/News & Daily Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce)

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Nicole Bass, left, tries to stay warm while waiting outside of Best Buy in Evansville, Ind., on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Bass got to the store about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday and estimates that she is about 25th in line. She's hoping to get a 42-inch television for $200 when the store opens at midnight. This weekend, many stores will for the first time use midnight openings along with the usual bevy of deals as they try to lure consumers, whose appetite for good-buys has been increasing since the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Evansville Courier & Press, Molly Bartels )

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Mason Binion, of Washington, D.C., at left and Tasha Johnson, of Washington, center, wait in line with other shoppers along 14th Street NW for the midnight opening at the DC USA Shopping Center in Columbia Heights on Thanksgiving day in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 24, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Ben Antayhua, 9, left, and his brother Joey Antayhua, 7, foreground right, react along with Renee McClanahan, center, as they watch the 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as it makes its way down New York's Sixth Avenue Thursday Nov. 24, 2011. The Antayhua brothers are from Fairfax, Virginia. McClanahan is from Palm Coast, Florida. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

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Spectators wave and aim their cameras at Santa Claus as he rolls down 7th Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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