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    Football fans in the ground level suites, left, look on as the roof of Cowboys Stadium is opened as a live projection of the event is shown on the large video screen hanging over the field, before an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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    ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Fans outside of Cowboys Stadium before a game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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    The Tom Landry statue stands in front of Cowboys Stadium as the facility plays host to its first regular-season NFL football game, between the Cowboys and the New York Giants on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. The statue, which was installed earlier in the week, is the same one that stood in front of Texas Stadium, the team's former stadium in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: An American flag on the field before a game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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    ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Fans wait for a game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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    Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush listen to former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks perform during the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
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    Jenna Bush Hager debuts during her first Today Show broadcast live from the new Cowboys Stadium, Friday, September 18, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)
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    ** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, SEPT. 19-20 ** FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2009 file photo, a view of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium is shown during a preseason NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys host the New York Giants on Sunday in their home-opener. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    Michelle Blasie, left, takes a photograph of Walter Alcivar, right, both of New York, outside Cowboys Stadium before the Cowboys' first regular-season NFL football game at the site, against the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    Mary Schnitz, left, and her husband, Tim, right, of Arlington, Texas, take a picture of Cowboys Stadium before an NFL football game between the Cowboys the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. The Schnitzes said they parked a mile away and rode their bikes to the stadium to avoid the parking prices. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    Steve Lamb of Allen, Texas, is checked by security as he enters the gates to Cowboys Stadium before the first regular-season NFL football game at the site, between the Cowboys and the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    Football fans arrive at Cowboys Stadium for the first regular-season NFL football game at the site, between the Cowboys and the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    From left, Johnny Makin, of Fort Worth, Texas; Brad Heinemann, of Dallas; Edwin Lopez, of Arlington, Texas; and Jarrad Koller, of Fort Worth, share a meal in the party pass zone inside Cowboys Stadium hours before the first regular-season NFL football game at the new facility, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
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    ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Jesse Lopez of San Antonio, TX wears a cape and mask before a game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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    ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: A general view of Cowboys Stadium before a game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys on September 20, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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    ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: NFL fans tailgate before a game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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    Patsy Alvarez, left, and Maria Zamora, right, both of Fort Wayne, Ind., hold their arms out reserving space for friends and family along a counter in the party pass zone at Cowboys Stadium before the first regular-season NFL football game at the new facility, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. The two said they arrived at the stadium at 9 a.m. and were two of the first in line at the gate. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    In this Aug. 21, 2009 file photo, a view of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium is shown during a preseason NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys host the New York Giants on Sunday in their home-opener. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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    Workers Jose Cruz, left, Max Hernandez, back, and Abel Gallegos, right, level the Tom Landry Statue as they prepare to install it at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 009. Tom Landry statue stood at Texas Stadium's entrance for eight years before it was moved to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
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