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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in New York. Traffic is snarled, subways out of commission, streets flooded and power out in many parts of the city, but the exchange opened without hitch Wednesday after a historic two-day shutdown, courtesy of Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Homes in Fenwick Island, Del. are surrounded by floodwaters from superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Officials said Fenwick Island and nearby Bethany Beach appeared to be among the hardest-hit parts of the state. Gov. Jack Markell lifted the state of emergency on Tuesday in New Castle and Kent counties, but has kept the order in place for Sussex County because some areas remain flooded from superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)

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Downed power lines and a battered road is what superstorm Sandy left behind as people walk off the flooded Seaside Heights island, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Members of the National Guard and Hoboken Police ride a large truck through floodwaters used to pluck people from high water in Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Parts of the city are still covered in standing water, trapping some residents in their homes. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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The twisted remains of a Hudson River marina are seen across from New York City as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

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Vihaan Gadodia, 2, is handed from a National Guard truck after he and his family left a flooded building in Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Some residents are being plucked from their homes by large trucks as parts of the city are still covered in standing water. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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A car is partially buried by sand that was washed ashore by superstorm Sandy in Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Rescue workers help stranded people out of their flooded homes in Seaside Heights, N.J., following the arrival of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A building on S. Union Street is seen with flood water from the Potomac River late into the night in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, the day after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Burned homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough New York show the destruction Tuesday. The beachfront neighborhood was told to evacuate before superstorm Sandy. It was wracked with fire and flooding at the same time. (Associated Press)

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“Colorado is known for many things — marijuana should not be one of them.” - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (Associated Press)

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Red Cross volunteer Julie Tarascio wipes a cot in the Lee District RECenter south of Alexandria on Tuesday. The center became an animal-friendly shelter for people evacuated from their homes because of Hurricane Sandy. About two dozen people stayed there Monday night, the youngest 7 weeksold. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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James McConnon, 5, of Alexandria, Va., crosses King Street by way of flood water, as people venture out to survey the damage in Old Town Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, the day after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the region. Flood water here in Old Town is slightly higher than normal after a heavy rain. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)