Environment

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Space shuttle Endeavour, bolted atop a modified jumbo jet, makes its departure on Sept. 19, 2012, from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour will make a stop in Houston before heading to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)

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A coal miner cheers Mitt Romney, a few weeks before he officially became the GOP presidential nominee, at a campaign stop in Beallsville, Ohio. The miners fear what Obama administration policies will do to their livelihoods as well as their families' way of life in Appalachia. (Associated Press)

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Illustration Organ Harvesting by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she and Prince William prepare to depart Honiara, Solomon Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, after an official visit to the South Pacific Island nation. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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The department has given Nakoula Basseley Nakoula limited help, including escorting him, with face covered (below), to an interview with federal probation officials. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this file photo taken Sept. 13, 2012, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler walks off the field after being sacked during the Bears' 23-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers in an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. Cutler didn't get much protection during the game and his leadership got called into question for his sideline tirade against J'Marcus Webb and comments after the Bears' loss. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)

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Camden, Maine, has become a popular destination for retirees despite its cooler climate as many retirees stray from moving to Arizona or Florida. The picturesque harbor town has more people in their 60s than in their 20s and 30s combined. (Associated Press)

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Fereidoun Abbasi-Davani, Iran's nuclear chief, delivers a speech on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the International Center in Vienna, Austria. (Associated Press)

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The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergie Revin in a remote area near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/NASA, Carla Cioffi)

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A visitor looks out over the Chesapeake Bay, with the Bay Bridge in the background, at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis. The Environmental Protection Agency helps fund the Bay Journal, a publication of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. (Associated Press)