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The water level of the Missouri River continues to rise in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Cities and towns up and down the Missouri River in Nebraska and Iowa are inspecting flood walls and piling up sandbags to prepare for a deluge of water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release later this month. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)
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** FILE ** A U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane lifts off in March 1995. (AP Photo/McDonnell Douglas, File)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Members of the United States Marines dance with students at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball try on comical sunglasses and hats before entering a photo booth at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A student shares a laugh with her mother and a staff member at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Military police investigate a partially submerged DHL cargo plane, which crashed just off the coast of Libreville, Gabon, on June 6, 2011. (Associated Press)
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An SUV drives through heavy smoke in Greer, Ariz., on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Crews used controlled backfires early Sunday to blunt the advance of a major wildfire near mountain communities in eastern Arizona, a blaze termed "absolutely frightening" by the state's governor. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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U.S. Marines dance with students at the Cinderella Ball at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington on Sunday. Students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate the sixth annual dance. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A farm in Luna, N.M., sits below the smoke column from the Wallow fire near the New Mexico-Arizona state line on Friday, June 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Arizona Republic, Jack Kurtz)
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North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer (left) speaks as Commissioners Tony Clark (center) and Brian Kalk listen on Friday, May 13, 2011, at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., during a meeting to discuss an oil spill by TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone oil pipeline in southeastern North Dakota the week before. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)
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** FILE ** Waiting to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
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People walk past storm damage a day after a tornado struck in Springfield, Mass., on June 2, 2011. (Associated Press)
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K. Hovnanian Homes is developing Four Seasons at Silver Maple in Middletown, Del., an active adult community. Preconstruction pricing on the homes ranges from $219,990 to $309,990.
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Centex Homes is building 413 town homes at Victory Promenade in Landover. The homes have 1,913 to 2,564 finished square feet, with base prices from $271,990 to $289,990.
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Storm damage is seen in downtown Springfield, Mass., Wednesday, June 1, 2011. An apparent tornado struck the downtown of one of the state's largest cities on Wednesday afternoon, scattering debris, toppling trees and frightening workers and residents. At least four have been reported dead. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Until we get those dollar figures, we're staying focused on the initial response, "Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said of the cost of the disasters so far. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano listens.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY The New Hampshire Democratic Party has crafted "The Two Sides of Mitt" Romney T-shirt.
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Afghanistan-bound NATO tankers shoot flames and smoke into the sky after being set on fire. According to an official the fires were started by alleged militants at the Pakistani border town of Torkham on May 31, 2011. (Associated Press)
