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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks July 10, 2012, to volunteers working at the Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado in Colorado Springs, Colo., to distribute food to those affected by recent wildfires. (Associated Press)

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People watch the flames shoot up from a freight train that derailed and some cars burst into flames, early Wednesday morning July 11, 2012, in Columbus Ohio. Lt. Terry Bush says the accident happened at about 2 a.m. Wednesday in a mixed-use part of the city, and people living in one-mile radius of the blast have been evacuated. (AP Photo/Andrew Spear)

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A worker monitors water in Talmadge Creek in Marshall Township, Mich., near the Kalamazoo River in 2010 as oil from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge Inc., is trapped by booms. Federal investigators said Tuesday that the Canadian company should be held responsible. (Associated Press)

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A client looks at herself on a mirror after having her hair combed at a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Before Haiti's devastating January 2010 earthquake dozens of independent hair stylists braided and colored hair in the capital's Iron Market, the commercial hub of downtown Port-au-Prince. The earthquake damaged the landmark Iron Market and the hairstylists moved their activities to the streets, where they resumed their businesses not long after the disaster. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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A woman gets her hair combed by hairdressers on a street in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After Haiti's devastating January 2010 earthquake, dozens of independent hair stylists that braided and colored hair in the capital's Iron Market moved their activities to the streets, where they resumed their businesses not long after the disaster. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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A hairdresser combs a client's hair at a wooden street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After Haiti's devastating January 2010 earthquake, dozens of independent hair stylists that braided and colored hair in the capital's Iron Market moved their activities to the streets, where they resumed their businesses not long after the disaster. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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A mannequin head is displayed at a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After Haiti's devastating January 2010 earthquake, dozens of independent hair stylists that braided and colored hair in the capital's Iron Market moved their activities to the streets, where they resumed their businesses not long after the disaster. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Judeline Andre, 17, works at a street stall with model heads displaying wigs and hairpieces at the landmark Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti that was damaged by the 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Irv Gordon, from Long Island, N.Y., is only about 34,000 miles short of hitting the 3,000,000-mile mark behind the wheel of his Volvo P1800S. "It's just a car I enjoy driving," he explained. (Associated Press)

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A helicopter heads toward a wildfire on June 25, 2012, after loading a bucket full of water north of Helena, Mont. Scorching heat and high winds caused wildfires to break out across the southwestern portion of the state, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 homes. (Associated Press)

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Members of the Air Force Honor Guard hold American flags to be presented to family members during a burial service July 9, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., for six men killed in 1965 when an Air Force plane carrying the men crashed after leaving Vietnam for a combat mission.

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Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may lose their Internet service Monday unless they did a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. Internet service providers sent out notices, but the FBI had to take down a safety net. (Associated Press)