Disaster_Accident

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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)

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)

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The space shuttle Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, after completing her final flight. Endeavour and her crew of six astronauts wrapped up a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Soprano Anna Netrebko, who said she had friends who died of cancer after the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in 1986, has dropped out of the Metropolitan Opera tour of Japan that begins June 4. Tenor Joseph Calleja (below) also cited concerns about radiation from the stricken nuclear power station north of Tokyo for not making the trip.

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Former FEMA director Michael D. Brown has written "Deadly Indifference: The Perfect (Political) Storm: Hurricane Katrina, The Bush White House, and Beyond." (Rowan Littlefield Publishing Group)

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A farm worker throws away cucumbers outside a greenhouse in Algarrobo, near Malaga, Spain, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Cucumbers from the region have been implicated in a deadly outbreak of E. Coli that has killed 16 people in Europe. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Angered by civilian casualties, Mr. Karzai said he no longer will allow NATO airstrikes on houses. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)