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Engine companies line up along Lake Elizabeth Road at dusk Thursday, July 29, 2010. The fire, one of two major fires to break out in the same area of California, has roared through at least a thousand acres. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
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A house catches on fire from a fast moving wildfire on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Leona Valley, Calif. About 2,000 homes in the community of Leona Valley and parts of Palmdale areas were under evacuation Friday, according to Los Angeles County Fire. (AP Photo AP/Dave Mills)
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A U.S. Forest Service firefighter sets an intentional backfire to keep flames away from homes in Leona Valley, just west of Palmdale, Calif., and along Lake Elizabeth Road. Brush fire swept over more than 7 square miles, prompted evacuations and burned structures in rural Los Angeles County Thursday as water-dropping helicopters and crews scrambled to get ahead of the blaze. About 1,200 homes in the community of Leona Valley were under mandatory evacuation orders on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. Firefighters have no idea as to when the fire can be controlled. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
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A fast-moving wildfire burns above Elizabeth Lake Road in Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif., on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Associated Press A worker monitors water quality Thursday in Talmadge Creek in Marshall Township, Mich., near the Kalamazoo River, as booms help contain oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline.
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Pakistanis move to safety from a flooded village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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In this picture taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, villagers wade through a flooded area caused by heavy monsoon rains near Bannu, Pakistan. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)
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A Pakistani man with his daughter moves into safe place from a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Stranded villagers wait for help at a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Villagers move to a safe place from a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Villagers struggle to move to a safe place from a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community center in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010, to give blood for DNA testing to identify their relatives. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Pakistani army troops search on Thursday, July 29, 2010, for evidence and victims of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Pakistani army troops on Thursday, July 29, 2010, remove a piece of wreckage at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Pakistani rescue workers search on Thursday, July 29, 2010, for evidence and victims at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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On Thursday, July 29, 2010, a Pakistani official at a community center in Islamabad, Pakistan, checks the names of passenger killed in Wednesday's plane crash. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
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Grieving family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community center on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Islamabad, Pakistan, to give blood for DNA testing. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Mourners carry the caskets of victims of Wednesday's plane crash during a funeral prayer in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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The casket of a plane crash victim is carried during a funeral prayer in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Karachi)
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