Disaster_Accident

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Southbound traffic on the inner loop of the Capitol Beltway is diverted at St. Barnabas Road in Oxon Hill, Md., after a big-rig accident closed the interstate on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001. (The Washington Times)

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A B-52 bomber, like this one at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, crashed off Guam, killing at least two people, the Air Force reported. (Associated Press)

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A hazardous materials worker suits up before entering the Hart Senate Office Building at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC Thursday, November 1, 2001.

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Members of international relief group Oxfam, dressed as G-8 leaders, hold balloons representing the amount of carbon the countries emit per capita, near the summit in Japan on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Fireworks explode over the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., Friday, July 4, 2008.

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Associated Press The American Medical Association has advised college campuses since 2006 to warn women about the hazards of spring break after surveying 644 young women to find that three-fourths of them "use drinking as an excuse for outrageous behavior."

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said her campaign received a "flood" of calls about voter intimidation among Culinary Workers Union members in Nevada. "The evidence is pretty compelling," she said.

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This driver in Lawrenceville, N.J., likely gummed up the ride for his fellow motorists, according a new study that looked at how using cellphones can impair speed and traffic awareness. (Associated Press)