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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Nov. 2, 1991 file photo, U.S. President George H.W. Bush looks over damage in his family's vacation home on Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine. The Bush compound suffered extensive damage by high seas and winds that hit New England the previous week. In 2012, Congress passed a law requiring approximately 1.1 million policyholders nationwide to start paying rates based on the true risk of flooding. Thousands of Maine homeowners and businesses could see their flood insurance rise in an attempt to put the troubled National Flood Insurance Program back on sound financial footing. Bush's home is among the properties in the program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Nov. 2, 1991 file photo, the driveway leading to U.S. President George H.W. Bush's vacation compound on Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine is littered with rocks and rubble left by 20-foot waves from an Atlantic storm that damaged homes and flooded roads along the coast the previous week. In 2012, Congress passed a law requiring approximately 1.1 million policyholders nationwide to start paying rates based on the true risk of flooding. Thousands of Maine homeowners and businesses could see their flood insurance rise in an attempt to put the troubled National Flood Insurance Program back on sound financial footing. Bush's home is among the properties in the program. (AP Photo/Scott Perry, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - FILE - This March 10, 1992 aerial photo shows floodwaters from the North Branch of the Winooski River in downtown Montpelier, Vt. About 2,400 in Vermont, including more than 200 in Montpelier, are among the 1.1 million policyholders nationwide likely to see their federally subsidized flood insurance premiums rise, as government-backed insurance subsidies are scaled back, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from the National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this March 31, 2010 file photo, water encircles homes from the flooded Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, R.I. In 2012, Congress passed a law requiring approximately 1.1 million policyholders nationwide to start paying rates based on the true risk of flooding. Nearly 7,000 Rhode Island homeowners and businesses could see their flood insurance premiums rise annually by double digit percentages as government-backed insurance subsidies are scaled back, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from the National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - Paul Garrett stands on a stairway in front of his house which leads down to the banks of the Susquehanna River in Jersey Shore, Pa. on Sunday, March 23, 2014. About a third of the borough (population 4,300) is in a flood hazard zone. Nearly 470 homes in town are expected to see flood insurance premium hikes. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - The west branch of the Susquehanna River flows past Jersey Shore, Pa. on Sunday March 23, 2014. About a third of the borough (population 4,300) is in a flood hazard zone and nearly 470 homes in town are expected to see flood insurance premium hikes because of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - FILE - This Oct. 30, 2012 aerial photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows storm damage from Superstorm Sandy in a portion of New Haven, Conn. In 2012, Congress passed a law requiring approximately 1.1 million policyholders nationwide to start paying rates based on the true risk of flooding. Nearly 4,200 policyholders in Connecticut face increases of up to 25 percent each year. More than 14,000 property owners in the state will be hit with annual premium increases as high as 18 percent annually, until the policyholder switches to a risk-based rate. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson, File)
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According to ArmyAirCrews.com, there have been 11 fatal crashes of Chinooks in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001. (Associated Press)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - Regina Bachman stands outside her home that has a small creek running behind it in Loveland, Ohio on Friday, March 21, 2014. Bachman bought the home in September 2013 and was initially told by the bank that flood insurance on the property would be affordable, only to find out after closing that the rates were going to increase over $7,000 more annually with new premiums for the National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - Regina Bachman stands on her deck overlooking her backyard and a small creek that runs behind her home in Loveland, Ohio on Friday, March 21, 2014. Bachman bought the home in September 2013 and was initially told by the bank that flood insurance on the property would be affordable, only to find out after closing that the rates were going to increase over $7,000 more annually with new premiums for the National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 AT 3 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - Regina Bachman looks down at a small creek running behind her home in Loveland, Ohio on Friday, March 21, 2014. Bachman bought the home in September 2013 and was initially told by the bank that flood insurance on the property would be affordable, only to find out after closing that the rates were going to increase over $7,000 more a year with new premiums for the National Flood Insurance Program. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
