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    DON PETERSEN - AP
    A Virginia Tech fan cheers against Duke during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
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    Ted S. Warren - AP
    Practice balls sit in frozen snow on the practice range before play resumes for the first round of the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. A snow storm blanketed the course on Wednesday suspending the first round of play and postponing it until late Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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    Jaime Greene - AP
    Tom McReynolds clears snow from a neigbors' house in Wichita, Kans.,Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Kansas was the epicenter of the winter storm, with parts of Wichita buried under 13 inches of still-falling snow, but winter storm warnings stretched eastern Colorado through Illinois. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Greene)
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    STEVE MARCUS - AP
    Police rope off the scene of a shooting and multi-car accident on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas early Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Authorities say at least one person in a Range Rover shot at people in a Maserati that then crashed into a taxi cab. The taxi cab burst into flames, and the driver and passenger were killed. The male driver of the Maserati also died, and his passenger was shot. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Steve Marcus)
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    Alvaro Barrientos - AP
    People clash with riot police during a demonstration to demand jobs for the unemployed, against government austerity measures and alleged corruption of Spanish politicians in front the regional Parliament, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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    Manu Brabo - AP
    Displaced Syrian children are reflected in a puddle as they walk through an olive tree field near the Azaz camp for displaced people, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. According to Syrian activists the number of people in the Azaz camp has grown by 3,000 in the last weeks due to heavier shelling by government forces. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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    Rajesh Kumar Singh - AP
    A young Indian Hindu devotee combs his hair after a dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    Indian people listen to a speaker, unseen, while they participate in a protest against a new sexual violence law as the parliament convenes in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Activists say the law is inadequate and it only partially followed the recommendations of a government panel set up after the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi led to nation-wide protests. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Geert Vanden Wijngaert - AP
    Tens of thousands of workers join a demonstration to protest against austerity measures that have affected their income during the financial crisis and demand labor-boosting initiatives, in Brussels on Thursday Feb. 21, 2013. Thursday’s march was organized by the main trade unions and sought to bolster the defense of social legislation which links automatic pay increases to inflation. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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    Daniel Ochoa de Olza - AP
    A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Miguel Marinero during Madrid's Fashion Week, in Madrid, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)
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    MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 20: A model showcases designs by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada on the runway at the Agatha Ruiz de la Prada show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid Fall/Winter 2013/14 at Ifema on February 20, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
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    TWIZEL, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 21: Hawkes Bay Rowing Club celebrate after winning the Men's Club 8+ final during day three of the New Zealand Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha on February 21, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Johnston/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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    *** BESTPIX *** TWIZEL, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 21: Rowers warm up during day three of the New Zealand Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha on February 21, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)
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    Mindaugas Kulbis - AP
    Germany's team Lisa Brennauer, Stephanie Pohl and Mieke Kroger compete in the women's 3km Team Pursuit Qualifying race during the Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk , Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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    *** BESTPIX *** MINSK, BELARUS - FEBRUARY 21: Dominique Cornu of Belgium rides in qualifying for the Men's Individual Pursuit during day two of the UCI Track World Championships at the Minsk Arena on February 21, 2013 in Minsk, Belarus. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
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    *** BESTPIX *** MONTMELO, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 21: Mark Webber of Australia and Infiniti Red Bull Racing prepares to drive during day three of Formula One winter test at the Circuit de Catalunya on February 21, 2013 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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    Fernando Llano - AP
    A fan of Venezuela's Deportivo Lara cheers his team during a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Argentina's Newell's in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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    Adrian Wyld - AP
    Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson is taken down New York Rangers' Chris Kreider during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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    Alex Brandon - AP
    Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, loses the puck as he falls over New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov (28), also of Russia, in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Washington. The Devils won 3-2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    *** BESTPIX *** JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 21: A supporter of Samer al-Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner who is on a hunger strike, is arrested by Israeli police during clashes following a demonstration outside the Magistrate's Court on February 21, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Issawi, one of the prisoners who was released under terms of the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner swap, was rearrested last July on charges of violating the terms of his release when he took his car to a garage in the West Bank. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    *** BESTPIX *** DANBURY, CT - FEBRUARY 21: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a conference on gun violence at Western Connecticut State University on February 21, 2013 in Danbury, Connecticut. The conference, held at the school where Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza once took classes, featured panel discussions on ways to reduce gun violence, protect children and make communities safer. Before killing himself, Adam Lanza killed his mother and 26 people inside the Sandy Hook School on Dec. 14. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    RONGSHUI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20: (CHINA OUT) Villagers watch as two horses fight during a Spring Festival celebration on February 20, 2013 in Rongshui County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 20: A general view of the red carpet installation for the 85th Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 20: Actress Emmy Rossum attends Global Green USA's 10th Annual Pre-Oscar Party at Avalon on February 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for Global Green)
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 20: Matthew Bellamy of Muse performs on stage during the Brit Awards 2013 at the 02 Arena on February 20, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Matt Kent/Getty Images)
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    Steven Senne - AP
    Wendy Pacheco, of North Dartmouth, Mass., places flowers at a makeshift memorial to her brother Thomas Marion, as her son Logan, left, accompanies her at the site of The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, R.I., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Marion was one of 100 people killed in the Feb. 20, 2003 fire that started when pyrotechnics for the hard rock band Great White ignited flammable foam that had been installed as soundproofing. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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    Ali Hamed Haghdoust - AP
    An Afghan man washes himself in a hamam, or public bath, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The public baths are thought to originate from Turkey, and are found in the big cities of Afghanistan where they are mostly used by poor people, who after decades of war, most do not have access to hot or cold running water in their homes. (AP Photo/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)
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    Ali Hamed Haghdoust - AP
    Afghan men gather in a Hamam, or public bath in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The public baths are thought to originate from Turkey, and are found in the big cities of Afghanistan where they are mostly used by poor people, who after decades of war, most do not have access to hot or cold running water in their homes. (AP Photo/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Members of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver (29) Kevin Harvick's team celebrate his victory in the first Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    NASCAR drivers Danica Patrick and her boyfriend, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spend time together in the Nationwide garage on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    (L) Christmas Abbott watches as crew members work inside NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver (15) Clint Bowyer's pit during the running of the second Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Abbott, an elite-level fitness athlete whose journey to become a fulltime pit crew member saw her dream come true this week.Three days after Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a pole in a Sprint Cup Series race, Michael Waltrip Racing announced it had hired Abbott as a fulltime pit crew member for its Cup operation. Abbott will be traveling to all Cup events in a pit support role. Her long-term goal is to go over the wall as a tire changer.Right now, Abbott would be the only woman in NASCAR employed as a fulltime pit crew member. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Anonymous - AP
    This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian security agents carrying a body following a huge explosion that shook central Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, exploding near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy, eyewitnesses and opposition activists said. (AP Photo/SANA)
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    Anonymous - AP
    This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows flames and smoke rising from burned cars after a huge explosion that shook central Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, exploding near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy, eyewitnesses and opposition activists said. (AP Photo/SANA)
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    Morry Gash - AP
    Los Angeles Angels' Josh Hamilton poses for a picture during photo day before a spring training baseball workout Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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    *** BESTPIX *** TEMPE, AZ - FEBRUARY 21: Albert Pujols #5 poses during the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Photo Day on February 21, 2013 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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    Darron Cummings - AP
    Colorado Rockies ground crew member Ruben Rush takes a look at a snow covered baseball field at the Salt River Fields baseball park Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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    David Goldman - AP
    Uniforms hang on a rod outside the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse before players come out to have their picture taken for the team's photo day at spring training baseball, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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    David Goldman - AP
    Tattoos decorate the arms of Tampa Bay Rays' Ryan Roberts as he takes a rest during a spring training baseball workout, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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