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DaNee Walker leaves Cortland Elementary School in Cortland, Ill., with her daughter, Paisley, 10, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, after gas released from the nearby landfill got caught in the school's ventilation system making staff and students nauseous. None of the injuries or illnesses were life threatening. Emergency personnel from fire departments including Cortland, DeKalb, Sycamore, Maple Park-Countryside, Elburn, Burlington, Hinckley, Rochelle and Genoa-Kingston reaponded to the scene. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Rob Winner) MANDATORY CREDIT
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An adult is taken by stretcher toa Sycamore Fire Department ambulance outside Cortland Elementary School in Cortland, Ill., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, after gas released from the nearby landfill got caught in the school's ventilation system making staff and students nauseous. None of the injuries or illnesses were life threatening. The school was closed for the rest of the day Tuesday. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Rob Winner) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Parents pick up their children from Cortland Elementary School in Cortland, Ill., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, after gas released from the nearby landfill got caught in the school's ventilation system making staff and students nauseous. None of the injuries or illnesses were life threatening. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Rob Winner) MANDATORY CREDIT
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A young boy is taken on a stretcher from Cortland Elementary School in Cortland, Ill., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, after gas released from the nearby landfill got caught in the school's ventilation system making staff and students nauseous. None of the injuries or illnesses were life threatening. (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Rob Winner) MANDATORY CREDIT
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The sun sets near the old high school baseball scoreboard where former pro baseball player Scott Podsednik played in high school, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 in, West, Texas. Podsednik, a West native, was part of a Texas Rangers caravan traveling through central Texas. West was devastated by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion last year. The Rangers have donated $50,000 to help renovate a park across from the plant site with a new playground and a memorial to the 15 people killed in the explosion. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte)
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National Edition News cover for January 15, 2014 - Obama proclaims bragging rights: President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign event at McArthur High School, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike O'Neal makes a point during an interview about the group's legislative agenda, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. O'Neal says the group's interest in education issues is driven in part by its support for massive personal income tax cuts that have been attacked by some education advocates. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike O'Neal answers questions during an interview, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. O'Neal says the chamber will become involved in education issues. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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An Austin police officer aims an assault weapon at a house during a standoff, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Austin, Minn. The Austin Daily Herald reported seven people had exited the home. The residence is near an elementary school, which was on lockdown during the standoff. (AP Photo/The Austin Daily Herald, Eric Johnson)
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Members of the Austin Special Incident Response Team move a Humvee into position in front of a home, the site of a standoff with Austin police, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Austin, Minn. The Austin Daily Herald reported seven people had exited the home. The residence is near an elementary school, which was on lockdown during the standoff. (AP Photo/The Austin Daily Herald, Eric Johnson)
