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A Japan Railways employee helps a stranded bullet-train passenger after high-speed train service was suspended in Sendai, Japan, north of Tokyo, following a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in the country's north on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. There were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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**FILE** A model of the Boeing 747-8 aircraft is on display at the Asian Aerospace Expo and Congress 2011 in Hong Kong on March 8, 2011. (Associated Press)
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In this image released by Scribner, Greg Iles, author of "The Devil's Punchbowl, is shown. Mississippi writer Greg Iles is hospitalized in serious condition after being injured in a traffic accident in Natchez. Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said Iles, who lives in Natchez, was injured when his car collided with a pickup truck in U.S. Highway 61. Patrice Guilfoyle, a spokeswoman for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, said Iles was admitted Monday night. (AP Photo/Scribner, Ben Hillyer)
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A home is flooded in Washingtonville, N.Y., early Monday, March 7, 2011. Flooding has closed several roads in Ulster County and other areas south of Albany. Parts of upstate New York are buried under more than 2 feet of heavy snow, with freezing rain, sleet and 30-mph winds added to the mix, closing scores of schools and knocking out power to more than 40,000 utility customers. (AP Photo/Paul Kazdan)
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The Pu'u O'o crater of the Kilauea volcano on the "Big Island" of Hawaii is seen on Sunday, March 6, 2011, after the crater's floor collapsed on Saturday, causing new eruptions. (AP Photo/Tim Wright)
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Fighters against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi carry a comrade fatally injured to a hospital in the oil town of Ras Lanouf, in eastern Libya, on Sunday. Thousands of Gadhafi supporters poured into the streets of Tripoli on Sunday, waving flags and firing their guns into the air. (Associated Press)
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Damage from Saturday's tornado, which killed one and injured at least a dozen others, is evident Sunday in Rayne, La. About 1,500 people were unable to immediately return to their homes, said Police Chief Carroll Stelly. (Associated Press)
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A tornado slammed Rayne, La., on Saturday, March 5, 2011, killing a young mother who was sheltering her child and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1,500 people were evacuated because of natural gas leaks. (AP Photo/The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, P.C. Piazza)
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In this Sept. 1, 2010, photo, workers drill wells as part of a project to clean up the groundwater at the site of a blowout at a natural gas well in northeast Wyoming's Line Creek Valley. The blowout in 2006 created a plume of pollution, including benzene, that has residents worried about the long-term safety of their drinking water. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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Lexus has also positioned this one well for the younger set, offering commonly desired tech features like Bluetooth hands-free and audio streaming, full iPod control, XM Satellite Radio, keyless ignition and Lexus Safety Connect, all standard.
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Van Metre Homes is building 3,100 town homes at Stone Ridge in Aldie. The homes have 2,562 to 2,608 finished square feet, with base prices from $348,990 to $359,990.
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The Astoria model features a center-island kitchen open to the family room on the main level with three bedrooms and two full baths upstairs.
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The kitchen has a center-island cooktop, a second island with a breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and granite counters.
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K. Hovnanian is building 55 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at the Palisades at Oak Creek in Upper Marlboro. The homes have approximately 3,025 to 4,100 finished square feet, with base prices from $442,990 to $529,990.
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Local residents help police in a rescue operation at the site of a truck accident in Sherpur, India, about 100 miles northwest of Dharmsala, on Thursday, March 3, 2011. The truck, which was carrying a wedding party, flipped over at a curve in Himachal Pradesh state's Chamba district on Wednesday night, killing 33 people, a police official said. (AP Photo/Suresh Kumar)
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Tracey Harris, second left, is assisted as he walks behind the coffin of her 9-month-old son, Jayden Harris, In Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jayden who was killed Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011, when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch causing extensive damage and loss of life. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)
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A Pakistani man examines the blood-stained car of Shahbaz Bhatti, minister for minorities affairs and the only Christian in the Cabinet, on Wednesday in Islamabad. Mr. Bhatti was fatally shot in the car near his mother's house. (Associated Press)
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Jaime Zapata, a special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was fatally shot in February in an ambush. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
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Edmonton Oilers left wing Dustin Penner (27) is congratulated by teammate Magnus Paajarvi (91), of Sweden, for scoring a goal while Colorado Avalanche center Jay McClement (16) skates by during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
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A Washington Township school bus sits on the side of the road in Fishers, Ind., northeast of Indianapolis, on Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Severe thunderstorms cut across central and southern Indiana early Monday, dumping heavy rains that flooded roadways and whipping up high winds that damaged homes and toppled trees and power lines. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)
