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Spectators defy yellow tape at the entrance of the bridge to take a closer look at the destroyed section of the "Slabtown Bridge" in Eldred Township, Lycoming County Pa. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Nearly 100,000 people from New York to Maryland were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped more rain across the Northeast, closing major highways and socking areas still recovering from Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Mark Nance)
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A U.S. flag hangs near a picket fence as floodwaters cover the front yard of a home, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Lincoln Park, N.J. Residents along the Passaic River are still cleaning up after Irene with the remnants of Lee expected to drop anywhere from two to five inches of rain. Forecasters say New Jersey's streams and rivers remain at or in flood stage. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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The Prince George's County Administration Building is reflected in an overflowing Schoolhouse Pond as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Drivers make their way slowly through flooding on Route 4 that limited traffic to a single lane as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Drivers make their way slowly through flooding on Route 4 that limited traffic to a single lane as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Flood waters run across Route 301 at Pennsylvania Avenue as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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New cars are parked in the flooded lot of Ron Bortnick Ford on Route 301 at Pennsylvania Avenue as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Water Street sits under several feet of flood waters at Pennsylvania Avenue as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Utility workers watch encroaching flood waters on Water Street at Pennsylvania Avenue as several days of heavy rains cause flooding in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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A car is engulfed with water as a flash flood occurs in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee is causing flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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A car is trapped in a parking garage as flood waters rise in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee is causing flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Students attending Strayer University on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., are trapped by flood waters Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee is causing flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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The offramp to Route 322 East in Hershey, Pa., was severely damaged by the excessive rainfall Thursday. The road is a major access point to the Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center. This and other flood damage is inhibiting emergency response to the hospital. (Associated Press)
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: Sept. 11 "was the signal of a change in the environment that we have to deal with, I think, throughout the foreseeable future."
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A seemingly intoxicated moose is discovered Sept. 6, 2011, entangled in an apple tree in Goteborg, Sweden. The animal was likely drunk from eating fermented apples. (Associated Press)
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FBI agents stand guard outside the headquarters of Solyndra, a solar firm in Fremont, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Ryan Homes is building 81 town homes and condominiums at Market Square at Frederick in Frederick. The Mozart model town home, with 1,709 square feet, is priced from $269,990.
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Cars drive through high water on Route 50 in Cheverly, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. As the leftovers from Tropical Storm Lee brought welcome wet weather to farmers in the Southeast, many areas of the East Coast were getting soaked, bringing new concerns about flooding. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Brandon Franklin picks up a tar ball washed in by Tropical Storm Lee from amid shells at Gulf Shores, Ala., on Sept. 6, 2011. Franklin, coastal plans manager for the city, said the tar balls are suspected of being pieces of submerged tar mats left over from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A poster of the movie "Captain America" stands in front of the main entrance to a cinema Tuesday in central Jakarta, Indonesia. A monopoly on film imports that is holding the number of Hollywood blockbusters entering Indonesia to a trickle faces growing scrutiny amid widespread disgruntlement.
