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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2013, file photo, Local emergency response personnel give Hawaii Department of Health director Loretta Fuddy a final salute at the Hoolehua Airport before her body was transported to Honolulu in Molokai, Hawaii. Fuddy was the sole casualty when a plane crashed off the Hawaiian island on Dec. 11. Police say the cause of death for the Hawaii health director who died after a plane’s crash-landing off the Hawaiian island of Molokai was cardiac arrhythmia. Maui police announced Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, that Loretta Fuddy’s condition was the result of stress from the Dec. 11 crash into the water after the single-engine plane lost power. The pilot and eight other passengers survived without major injuries. (AP Photo/Molokai Dispatch, Catherine Cluett, File)

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File - In this undated image from video provided by the Hawaii Department of Health shows Hawaii Health Department Director Loretta Fuddy. Fudday was killed after a small plane with nine people aboard crashed into the water off the Hawaiian island of Molokai Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 according to Tom Matsuda, the interim executive director of Hawaii's health insurance exchange. Fuddy was 65. Police say the cause of death for the Hawaii health director who died after a plane’s crash-landing off the Hawaiian island of Molokai was cardiac arrhythmia. Maui police announced Monday Jan. 13, 2014, that Loretta Fuddy’s condition was the result of stress from the Dec. 11 crash into the water after the single-engine plane lost power. The pilot and eight other passengers survived without major injuries. (AP Photo/Hawaii Department of Health, File)

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CORRECTS STATE TO W.VA. INSTEAD OF VA. - Work continues around a storage tank with the chemical designation MCHM, 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, the chemical that leaked into the Elk River, at Freedom Industries storage facility in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The ban on tap water for parts of West Virginia was lifted on Monday, ending a crisis for a fraction of the 300,000 people who were told not to drink, wash or cook with water after a chemical spill tainted the water supply. Gov. Earl Tomblin made the announcement at a news conference, five days after people were told to use the water only to flush their toilets. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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CORRECTS STATE TO W.VA. INSTEAD OF VA. - West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, arrives for a press conference at the capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 on the chemical spill that affected about 300,000 people. The Governor announced that the water system is ready to be flushed by zones with safe drinking water. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Firefighters battle a fire at a closed paper mill, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Lawrence, Mass. Firefighters worked from the exterior to contain the five-alarm blaze that is causing traffic problems. No one was believed to have been in the building. (AP Photo/Lawrence Eagle Tribune, Mary Schwalm) MANDATORY CREDIT.

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Firefighters battle a fire at a closed paper mill, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Lawrence, Mass. Firefighters worked from the exterior to contain the five-alarm blaze that is causing traffic problems. No one was believed to have been in the building. (AP Photo/Lawrence Eagle Tribune, Mary Schwalm) MANDATORY CREDIT

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie faces a federal probe over whether he violated the law by spending $25 million in Hurricane Sandy emergency money on tourism ads featuring his family. Mr. Christie's office denied any wrongdoing. (Associated Press)