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With airlines setting aside more window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra, an increasing number of friends and family members are finding it difficult to secure seats next to each other. (Associated Press)
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A mangled street sign stands among tornado debris in Joplin, Mo, last May. The twister killed 161 people and cost $2.8 billion in damage. Insurance is expected to cover most of the loss, but taxpayers could foot $500 million. (Associated Press)
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A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows Tropical Storm Alberto 140 miles east of Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
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Debris from a collapsed church blocks a street in Finale Emilia, some 37 miles east of Bologna, Italy, after the region was hit a quake early Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
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This image provided by the Tunica, Miss., Sheriff's department shows James Willie who authorities arrested early Friday, May 18, 2012. State Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain says 28-year-old Willie has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the two fatal highway shootings. (AP Photo/Tunica County Sheriff)
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Hudson, trained to sniff illegal food products, alerts his handler to a possible problem in a passenger's bag at Washington Dulles International Airport. Agriculture specialists are on the lookout for plant and food items that can carry bacteria, pests and other potentially dangerous material into the country. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Hudson the agriculture dog alerts on a bag at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Hudson is trained to alert on food. While many foodstuffs are permitted, some food from some countries is not allowed into the United States because it can potentially introduce bacterias, mold or illness. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A wildfire burns in the Bradshaw Mountains in Prescott National Forest in Arizona on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Arizona Republic, David Wallace)
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Stanley Martin Homes is building 204 single-family homes on sites of 3 acres or larger at Huntleigh at Creighton Farms in Aldie. The Sutton model, with 3,694 to 6,590 square feet, is priced from $734,990.
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The Sutton model features a kitchen and breakfast area that's open to the family room. The center-island kitchen features granite counters and hardwood flooring.
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The penthouse homes are priced from $395,000 to $595,000 and have 697 to 1,457 finished square feet. Co-op fees average $650 monthly.
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FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III told a Senate committee Wednesday that leaks threaten law enforcement operations, put sources' lives at risk and make it harder to recruit them, and damage ties with foreign law-enforcement partners. (Associated Press)
