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A man salvages a guitar from a severely damaged home in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A cross stands atop a church that was severely damaged by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., as a severe storm passes overhead on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital, hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Emergency workers wait for a medical team after finding a body in a tornado-ravaged car in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Residents begin digging through the rubble of their home after it was destroyed by a tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long, destroying homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett)

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Storm clouds dwarf a farm near Lamar, Mo., as the sun sets on Sunday, May 22, 2011. A storm earlier produced a large tornado that moved through much of Joplin, Mo., damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Emergency personnel assess the damage to the Academy Sports building in Joplin, Mo., following the tornado that struck the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer)

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An emergency worker searches a Walmart store that was severely damaged by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Don Atteberry, 89, surveys damage at his home in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011, after it was severely damaged by a tornado on Sunday. The twister killed at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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On Monday, May 23, 2011, Anita Stokes salvages items from her Joplin, Mo., home, which was destroyed Sunday by a tornado. The large twister moved through much of the city, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A rescue worker walks past debris at Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, severely damaging the school, a hospital, and hundreds of homes and businesses. The twister killed at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A body is seen in a tornado-ravaged car while emergency workers wait for a medical team to arrive in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Emergency workers wait for a medical team after finding a body in a tornado-ravaged car in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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** FILE ** An emergency worker searches a tornado-damaged Walmart store in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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On Monday, May 23, 2011, an emergency worker searches a Walmart store that was severely damaged by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Emergency workers wait for a medical team after finding a body in a tornado-ravaged car in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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An emergency worker carries a girl to safety from the remains of Academy Sports in Joplin, Mo., after a tornado struck on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer)

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A destroyed helicopter lies on its side in the parking lot of the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, May 22, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Rescue workers in lime-green jackets search for bodies and survivors inside St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. The hospital was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the city on Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski)

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The damaged St. John's Regional Medical Center is seen in the distance through tornado debris in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A shelf cloud containing a thunderstorm approaches a tornado-ravaged neighborhood of Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital, hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)