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French tourist Juilette, who did not give her surname, sits on her luggage at the Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires after her flight to Uruguay was canceled because of an ash cloud from Chile's Peyuhue volcano. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Workers collect cucumbers for disposal at a greenhouse outside Bucharest, Romania, on Monday. Producers destroyed thousands of tons of cucumbers in Europe over the past two days in reaction to the E. coli outbreak.
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The water level of the Missouri River continues to rise in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Cities and towns up and down the Missouri River in Nebraska and Iowa are inspecting flood walls and piling up sandbags to prepare for a deluge of water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release later this month. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Different kinds of sprouts from one organic farm in northern Germany, between the cities of Hamburg and Hanover, could be linked to infections in five German states, Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister Gert Lindemann said Sunday. The farm was shut down immediately and all of its produce was recalled.
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, holding a booklet depicting Paul Revere, speaks Thursday with reporters as she tours Boston's North End. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Feilim Mac An Iomaire stands next to a billboard he created in Dublin to advertise his desperation for a job. Tens of thousands of Irish people are leaving their debt-battered land because they can't find work. The $2,800 ploy apparently is a success.
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People walk past storm damage a day after a tornado struck in Springfield, Mass., on June 2, 2011. (Associated Press)
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This undated handout image provided by the Agriculture Department shows the department's new healthy eating symbol: My Plate. The Agriculture Department says its new healthy eating symbol — called "My Plate" — will show Americans that nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. (AP Photo/Agriculture Department)
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Residents of Dakota Dunes, S.D., construct a wall to protect a home against the rising waters of the Missouri River on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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K. Hovnanian Homes is developing Four Seasons at Silver Maple in Middletown, Del., an active adult community. Preconstruction pricing on the homes ranges from $219,990 to $309,990.
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Centex Homes is building 413 town homes at Victory Promenade in Landover. The homes have 1,913 to 2,564 finished square feet, with base prices from $271,990 to $289,990.
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Storm damage is seen in downtown Springfield, Mass., Wednesday, June 1, 2011. An apparent tornado struck the downtown of one of the state's largest cities on Wednesday afternoon, scattering debris, toppling trees and frightening workers and residents. At least four have been reported dead. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Until we get those dollar figures, we're staying focused on the initial response, "Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said of the cost of the disasters so far. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano listens.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS For former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, neighboring New Hampshire could make or break his GOP presidential campaign, which kicks off Thursday.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY The New Hampshire Democratic Party has crafted "The Two Sides of Mitt" Romney T-shirt.
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In this photo provided by John Garvey, a tornado moves through Springfield, Mass., Wednesday, June 1, 2011. An apparent tornado struck downtown Springfield, Mass., one of the state's largest cities, scattering debris, toppling trees, and frightening workers and residents. (AP Photo/John Garvey)
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Afghanistan-bound NATO tankers shoot flames and smoke into the sky after being set on fire. According to an official the fires were started by alleged militants at the Pakistani border town of Torkham on May 31, 2011. (Associated Press)
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IAEA fact-finding team leader Mike Weightman of Britain answers to questions from reporters after meeting Goshi Hosono, special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, on June 1, 2011. The meeting came after the IAEA nuclear experts wrapped up an onsite investigation at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** A congressional study revealed that 7,283 federal employees in Maryland made more than Gov. Martin O'Malley's $150,000 salary in 2009. (Associated Press)
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Adnkronos news agency via Associated Press Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad had told Human Rights Watch that he was afraid he would be killed for his reporting.
