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Andrew Ridnour salvages items from his home in East Limestone County, Ala., on Friday. March 2, 2012. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Robin Conn)
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A stop sign lays over in the KC Estates subdivision after severe weather passed Hodgenville, Ky. on Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012. Waves of strong storms ripped roofs off homes, apartment buildings and a bank and destroyed several buildings in north-central Kentucky. (AP Photo/Patti Longmire)
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Kendra McKinley pulls a flag from the debris of her grandparents river camp home in Henderson Ky. Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Waves of strong storms ripped roofs off homes, apartment buildings and a bank and destroyed several buildings in north-central Kentucky. (AP Photo/The Gleaner, Darrin Phegley)
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People try to salvage what they can after a tornado destroyed homes in their neighborhood Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Harrisburg, Ill. The tornado that blasted Harrisburg, killing six, was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Family members and friends try to salvage what they can after a tornado destroyed their neighborhood homes Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Harrisburg, Ill. The tornado that blasted Harrisburg, killing six, was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Judy Hudnall sift through the debris left from Wednesday morning's storm in Henderson Ky. Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Waves of strong storms ripped roofs off homes, apartment buildings and a bank and destroyed several buildings in north-central Kentucky. (AP Photo/The Gleaner, Darrin Phegley)
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A prosthetic leg found among the debris caused by a tornado that ripped through Harrisburg, Ill. leans against a damaged home Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. The tornado that blasted Harrisburg, killing six, was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
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Volunteers and state officials work to cleaning up debris Thurday March 1, 2012 that was deposited in the area by Wednesday's flooding in the Winfield Community near Fairmont in Marion County W. Va. According to officials on sence there were at least two out buildings a fifth wheeler camper, a car and a truck buried in the debris. W.Va Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a state of emergency proclamation for Marion County, W.Va. (AP Photo/Times West Virginian, Tammy Shriver)
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Volunteer firefighters place a tarp on the roof of a home after an apparent tornado damaged a few homes in the area just south of Slocomb, Ala., on Thursday afternoon, March 1, 2012. (AP Photo/The Dothan Eagle, Jay Hare)
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Geese fly over Mad Island, Texas, in mid-February. In a typical winter, the Texas Gulf Coast is packed with tens of thousands of migrating birds. But this year, an annual count just before Christmas found the population had dropped steeply. (Associated Press)
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In "The Lorax," an evil industrialist called the Once-Ler deforests an entire region while harvesting Truffula trees to produce garments made from their silky threads. (Universal Pictures via Associated Press)
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The kitchen features maple cabients, Corian counters and a ceramic tile backsplash. The center island has a five-burner gas cooktop.
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Ryan Homes is building condominiums at Legacy at Cherry Tree, base-priced from $199,990. The two-bedroom, two-bath homes have approximately 1,400 square feet.
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Director of U.S. National Security James Clapper has expressed concern about Iran's uranium enrichment work. (Associated Press)
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Actress Reese Witherspoon is a global ambassador for Avon's efforts to help victims of domestic violence, a commitment that brought her to the Washington area on behalf of women's shelters. (Associated Press)
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Damage from an apparent tornado is pictured early on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Harveyville, Kan. (AP Photo/Matthew Fowler, Gazette)
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National League MVP Ryan Braun hit .332 with 33 home runs and 111 RBI last season. (Associated Press)
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Water tanks are pictured at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, in northeastern Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Kimimasa Mayama, Pool)
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**FILE** Clothing lying in heaps at the site of a neighborhood in Rikuzentakata, Japan, destroyed by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami is seen Feb. 21, 2012. (Associated Press)
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In this Feb. 8, 2012 photo, Laurie Schmald Moncrieff president of Schmald Tool and Die in Burton, Mich., sits in her shop. Moncrieff says she began shifting from autos to the green energy, aerospace and defense industries when demand collapsed. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
