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ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicken lasagna casserole can be be spooned into a sub roll or served over a bed of noodles or rice.

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Greek Presidential Guards march following the change of guard in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens on June 14, 2011, during a peaceful rally against plans for new austerity measures. A banner set up by protesters reads in Spanish "It won't pass," referring to the proposed 2012-2015 austerity program. (Associated Press)

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The fenced backyard of the home at 728 N. Barton St. in Arlington has a flagstone patio and space for gardening.

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Greenpeace International global chief Kumi Naidoo (left) and an unidentified acquaintance make their view known on a boat near an oil rig in the Davis Strait, off Greenland's west coast, on Friday. Greenpeace said Mr. Naidoo was making a third attempt to stop a Scottish oil company from deep-water drilling in Arctic waters. (Associated Press)

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Vietnamese protesters carry a banner with a slogan saying, "Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands belong to Vietnam," in Hanoi earlier this month. Protesters tell China to stay out of their waters after Beijing's increased activities around disputed areas. (Associated Press)

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An outside wall at the new distillery and offices of Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg, Ky., carries the familiar turkey logo. The company spent $50 million on the new facility.

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Jimmy Russell looks over one of the 23 new fermenters Wild Turkey Distillery has installed in an expansion at the plant. Automation has led to an increase in production.

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Newly appointed Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos (right) and his predecessor, George Papaconstantinou (partially visible in back) deliver their statements during the handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Athens on Friday, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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A partially melted birdhouse sits in the yard beside the smoldering remains of a home in Stoneham, Texas, after wildfires swept through the East Texas area. Firefighters across the drought-plagued state worked Monday to contain multiple wildfires. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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A scorched fallen tree flames up after wildfires swept through the East Texas area. More than three dozen homes have been destroyed by the fires. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Different varieties of marijuana are sold in jars at the Remedy Compassion Center medical marijuana dispensary in Auburn, Maine. (Guy Taylor/The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A temporary ban on the filing of new mining claims near the Grand Canyon was meant to slow a flurry of new uranium mining operations planned near the park. Thousands of claims exist for all types of hard-rock exploration, and some of the uranium claims are within five miles of the park's boundaries.

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The Fort Calhoun Station nuclear-power plant in Nebraska is surrounded by floodwaters from the Missouri River. Officials said there is no danger of a radiation leak at the plant 19 miles north of Omaha. (Associated Press)

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Floods, drought and wildfires have affected Bolivian agriculture in the past year, but other factors - like government price controls - are weighing down on the livelihood of the country's farmers and economy. (Associated Press)

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (left) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy address the media at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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"If the NLRB had its way, then once you plant your flag in a union state, then you can never leave," said Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican, of the ramifications for businesses. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)

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Bob Fredenburg, chief consultant for California Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, looks at a dump site during a tour in Thermal, Calif., on Friday. Community activists in Southern California's Coachella Valley have been toiling for years to spread the word about the abandoned waste dumps and shoddy migrant housing that are a fact of life in this poor region. (Associated Press)

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This June 11, 2011 photo released by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection shows a dead eastern mountain lion found struck and killed on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Greenwich, Conn., on Saturday. DEP spokesman Dennis Schain said it is believed this is the same animal that was seen three times in Greenwich between May 31 and June 5. Connecticut environmental officials continued to receive reports of a mountain lion in Greenwich after one of the animals was killed on a highway in Milford. (AP Photo/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection)

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**FILE** In this photo from June 1, 2011, workers inspect equipments inside the cesium absorption tower, part of the radioactive water processing facilities at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Associated Press/Tokyo Electric Power Co.)

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Greek main opposition conservative leader Antonis Samaras addresses the Parliament in Athens on June 19, 2011. (Associated Press)