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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, like this one used for training, was shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan, killing all aboard. A special-operations officer questions the use of the craft for such "hot-LZ" purposes. (U.S. Navy photograph via Associated Press)

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Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics hears from NCAA President Mark Emmert (Washington, DC. Courtesy of Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics). (PRNewsFoto/Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, Lisa Helfert)

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In this CD cover image released by Capitol Records, the latest release by Coldplay, "Mylo Xyloto" is shown (AP Photo/Capitol Records)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks to American service members at Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Japan, west of Tokyo, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton was the main reason why the Washington Redskins went home losers Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton was the main reason why the Washington Redskins went home losers Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton was the main reason why the Washington Redskins went home losers Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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"For me, it's having something to hold. It's artistic, there's some historical element," said Kevin Coombe, co-organizer of the D.C. Record Fair. "And that's just cool." (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** This photo from March 2010 shows the Harrisburg Incinerator on South 19th Street in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's financially distressed capital city is seeking Chapter 9 bankruptcy, citing overwhelming debt. (AP Photo)

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David W. Wilmot (right), a power broker in the District since Marion Barry was first elected mayor, lobbies for Wal-Mart and has ties to city-owned land where a store is to be built. (The Washington Times)

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"What's the relevance? I don't think people need to be asked." Chasta Piatakovas, staff assistant, Arlington, 35

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Bulgarian presidential candidate Rosen Plevneliev prepares to cast his ballot in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

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Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (left) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, during their meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

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Tunisians stand in line in Menzeh, Tunisia, near the capital of Tunis, to cast their ballots in the nation's first free election on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters returning from Sirte are welcomed at the Al Guwarsha Gate in Benghazi, Libya, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, New Hampshire's Secretary of State Bill Gardner walks by the historic desk where presidential candidates file their paperwork to be on the nation's first presidential primary ballot, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)