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Annina Purdy, who was inside the Lowe's hardware store in Sanford, N.C., on Saturday, April 16, 2011, when a tornado destroyed the building, returned to the store's parking lot Sunday to reclaim personal belongings from her car. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson)

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Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, said he thinks that "everything has to be on the table," including "new revenues," to address the nation's fiscal woes. (CBS via Associated Press)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Sunday that Republicans are assuring the White House that "Congress will raise the debt ceiling." (ABC via Associated Press)

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U.S. specialty food sales sizzled last year in what industry experts believe is a sign consumers are more confident. The specialty food and drink business increased 7.7 percent, representing more than $70 billion in sales. The category encompasses non-brand-name food and drink items, from cheeses, breads and yogurt to salsa, relishes and coffee. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh has set a Committee on Government Operations and the Environment personnel practices hearing for April 29. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation Texas fisherwoman, her face smeared with syrup to represent oil, protests against BP as British police officers prevent her from entering the London conference center where the petroleum giant held the annual general meeting of its shareholders Thursday. "I think a lot of the shrimpers are concerned," she said. (Associated Press)

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A trip to Ireland that might include visits to well-known spots such as Dublin's Temple Bar is a more affordable option than in the Emerald Isle's Celtic Tiger economic boom. With hotel speculators and banks in bankruptcy, more than 350 hotels now belong to the government and foreign banks, and savvy online shoppers can find below-market rates even in the heart of Dublin. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, about President Barack Obama's speech on the deficit and his plan for future spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation fisherwoman from Seadrift, Texas, was arrested in London on Thursday, April 14, 2011, after evading security to enter the foyer of the building where oil giant BP was holding its annual general meeting of shareholders. Ms. Wilson covered herself in a dark syrup to represent oil. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Texas Open defending champion Adam Scott talks with the media during a news conference at the Texas Open golf tournament, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in San Antonio. The tournament begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Natwar M. Gandhi, the District's Chief Financial Officer, said his office is ready to move forward on Internet poker.

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House Speaker John A. Boehner heads for a Republican caucus meeting on Friday. The budget pact worked out last week calls for $513 billion for defense, a cut of $18.1 billion from the president's proposal but more than $5 billion more than last year's amount. (Associated Press)

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President Obama announces his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Gasoline prices are displayed at a filling station in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Consumers kept shopping in March, but much of their spending went to fill up their gas tanks as gasoline prices kept rising. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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DEALER: Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said, "You can't balance the budget by cutting domestic discretionary spending alone." (Bloomberg)

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Traders work the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday. Oil is falling after Goldman Sachs warned investors that crude is due for a "substantial pullback." Oil imports fell in February. (Associated Press)

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"The revenues lost to tax havens might have — all by themselves — resolved the [budget] problem," said Sen. Carl Levin. "Whether you, like me, believe the budget cuts proposed by House Republicans are too deep, or whether you are a tea party fan who would use that revenue to fund additional tax cuts, there is no doubt that closing down tax-haven abuse would make a big dent in the problems we face." (Associated Press)

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"Avatar" director James Cameron told a crowd at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas that 3-D television won't work without using directors and producers with 2-D experience. (Associated Press)

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FILE - Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke looks on during an NBA basketball game between the Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Denver. Kroenke has agreed to a full takeover of Arsenal that values the British Premier League soccer club at 731 million pounds ($1.2 billion) and should end the long-running uncertainty about its ownership. Kroenke has agreed to increase his holding from 29.9 percent to 62.89 percent by acquiring shares from fellow directors Danny Fiszman and Nina Bracewell-Smith, Arsenal Holdings said Monday April 11 2011 in a statement.(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, file)

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT: The Nationals lured right fielder Jayson Werth from the Philadelphia Phillies with a seven-year, $126 million deal. Washington has gone 21-51 against rival Philadelphia since 2007. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)