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In this photo released by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, a dead whale lies in the sand at Spirits Bay in the North Island of New Zealand, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. At least 40 out of 80 pilot whales that stranded themselves on the remote northern New Zealand beach have died, and more whales are joining them on land. (AP Photo/New Zealand Department of Conservation)
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The center-island kitchen features white cabinets, limestone counters and stainless steel appliances.
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Stanley Martin Homes is building 55 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at the Woods at Myrtle Point in California, near Solomon's Island. The homes have 2,638 to 3,292 finished square feet, with base prices from $329,990 to $372,990.
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Associated Press photographsI IN TANDEM: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and RNC chief Michael S. Steele are collaborating on GOP fundraising.
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Associated Press photographs The Republican National Committee is helping former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pay off legal expenses dating back to her 2008 vice-presidential campaign.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Wild horses on the shore of Corolla, N.C., are losing habitat and genetic diversity as vacation homes are being developed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the herd a nuisance and wants to reduce the number from about 115 today to no more than 60.
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Jeffrey Sachs, special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (The Earth Institute Columbia University)
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A supporter of protesting truck drivers stand in front of a police cordon during a demonstration outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Truckers strongly oppose government plans to reform their sector and abolish strict licensing rules. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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A driver is seen from the mirror of his truck as riot policemen block a highway,west of Athens during a truck drivers protest,on Wednesday, Sept 22, 2010. Truckers strongly oppose government plans to reform their sector and abolish strict licensing rules. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A truck driver holds a poster depicting Greek Premier George Papandreou as legendary comic actor Charlie Chaplin, during a protest outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Truckers strongly oppose government plans to reform their sector and abolish strict licensing rules. (AP Photo/Alkis Konstantinidis)
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Motorists are stranded on a highway junction blocked by protesting truck drivers outside the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Truckers strongly oppose government plans to reform their sector and abolish strict licensing rules. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Truck drivers are seen during a protest on a highway junction in the outskirts of the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Truckers strongly oppose government plans to reform their sector and abolish strict licensing rules. (AP Photo / Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Truck drivers clash with riot police outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Truckers strongly oppose government plans to reform their sector and abolish strict licensing rules. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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Workers remove debris from a collapsed pedestrian bridge near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The bridge, under construction near the Commonwealth Games main stadium, collapsed Tuesday, injuring at least 23 workers, police said. (Associated Press)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo in Corolla, N.C. a tour group looks at wild horses. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo, wild horses are seen in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo in Corolla, N.C. a tourist and a dog get a little too close to a wild horse. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo in Corolla, N.C., Karen McCalpin, left, Executive Director of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund and Herd Manger Wesley Stallings are seen looking for wild horses. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo in Corolla, N.C. a wild horse lays down for a rest on the beach as vehicles drive by. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo in Corolla, N.C., wild horses walk on the beach as vehicles drive by. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
