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"When the rules are subjective and continue to change, we cannot expect these business owners to comply with moving target regulations. These inconsistent rulings from the bureau are confusing and result in a waste of time and resources," said Rep. Phil Gingrey (right), Georgia Republican. (Associated Press)
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Jeff Halpern won 58.3 of his faceoffs in the 2011-12 season with the Capitals. He signed a one-year deal with the Rangers this offseason. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore running back Ray Rice breaks away from the pack for a 70-yard touchdown against Cincinnati. Rice also had a 51-yard TD run.
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Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters assist a man out of his apartment along with a cage of birds as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Burning cars are shown at the site of an arson fire in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Friday Dec.30, 2011. An arsonist torched car after car early Friday, sending firefighters scrambling to put out more than a dozen blazes in Hollywood and neighboring West Hollywood. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
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Bahraini anti-government protesters wear and hold national flags Dec. 30, 2011, during a sit-in near Abu Saiba, Bahrain, in the center of a traffic circle on a highway that runs past several Shiite Muslim villages. (Associated Press)
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Megan Felt, 24, is arrested during an Occupy the Caucuses protest outside Rep. Ron Paul's Iowa campaign headquarters outside Des Moines on Thursday. Four others from the group of 15 were arrested. They dislike Mr. Paul's intent to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency if elected president. (Des Moines Register via Associated Press)
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At the "Animal Grossology" exhibit at the National Geographic Museum, your child will learn that the cow — not his friend Jimmy — is the gassiest creature on Earth
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A sign advises drivers on Route 107 in Bethel, Vt., on Dec. 29, 2011, in preparation for its reopening that day. The state highway is the last to reopen after being washed out by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Irene. (Associated Press)
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The six-bedroom home at 6817 Baron Road in McLean is on the market for $2,499,000. The custom-designed home, which was built in 1960, has nearly 7,000 square feet of living space.
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Craftmark Homes is building 14 single-family homes at Stone Fox Estates in Leesburg. The Kenwood II model, with 5,571 square feet, is priced from $889,900 to $904,900.
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The columnist hoists a young blue catfish with Prince William County's Possum Point Power Plant in the background.
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A harvester works through a field of genetically modified corn near Santa Rosa, Calif. So-called Bt corn (inset), genetically engineered to make its own insecticide, may be losing its ability to kill pests - a possible result of some farming practices.
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AMC's "Hell on Wheels," a Western starring Anson Mount and Common, has been renewed for another season. (Courtesy AMC)
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Bradley Abelow, MF Global president and COO, is sworn in Dec. 13, 2011, on Capitol Hill prior to testifying before the Senate Agriculture Committee. (Associated Press)
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Wild horses roam around the Bureau of Land Management National Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Center in Palomino Valley, Nev. The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the state is appealing to all agency employees for reports any abuse of mustangs. "Regardless of title, whether you are a contractor or law enforcement or public affairs, that's everyone's responsibility," Amy Lueders said. (Associated Press)
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An artist's rendering shows the twin Grail spacecraft mapping the lunar gravity field. The two probes are scheduled to enter orbit around the moon over New Year's weekend. (Associated Press)
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder must decide whether to appoint an emergency manager to keep financially crippled Detroit from going under. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this July 29, 2011 file photo, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos speaks with reporters about the Marine Corps need for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. Amos, the U.S. Marines' top general, sprinted up and down the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, visiting frontline Marines at nine remote outposts to share Thanksgiving and applaud their gains against the Taliban in a region where al-Qaida hatched the 9/11 plot a decade ago. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko prepares to testify on Capitol Hill on Thursday before a Senate Clean Air and Nuclear Safety subcommittee hearing. He said the newly approved design would ensure safety through simplified security functions and other features. He also said plants using the design could withstand damage from an airplane crash without significant release of radioactive materials - an issue that gained attention after the 2001 terrorist attacks. (Associated Press)
