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Authorities surround a Bank of America where a robbery may have turned into a hostage situation in Coral Gables, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Coral Gables police were called to the bank near the University of Miami. The university sent an alert to students warning them to stay away from the area near the bank. Administrators reported the incident as a hostage situation. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck)
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Bloomberg Jacob Lew, nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, "lacked sufficient concern for the host of economic challenges confronting the Gulf Coast," a Louisiana senator said in explaining why she would hold up his nomination.
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Volunteer Kate Malcolm from Tutukaka, New Zealand comforts a whale after it was moved to a nearby stream to rest while it is decided how it will be attempted to release them at a mass Pilot Whale stranding at Spirits Bay in the Far North, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Only 24 of several dozen pilot whales stranded on a remote northern New Zealand beach survived a stormy first night ashore despite rescuers' desperate efforts to save them.(AP Photo/Richard Robinson)
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Volunteers Susan Crowther, left, and Justine Sanderson keep stranded whales moist while they wait to be transported from the beach to a nearby stream where they can rest while it is decided how it will be attempted to release them at Spirits Bay in the Far North, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Only 24 of several dozen pilot whales stranded on the remote northern New Zealand beach survived a stormy first night ashore despite rescuers' desperate efforts to save them. (AP Photo/Richard Robinson)
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Whales are transported from the beach to a nearby stream where they can rest while it is decided how it will be attempted to release them at Spirits Bay in the Far North, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Only 24 of several dozen pilot whales stranded on the remote northern New Zealand beach survived a stormy first night ashore despite rescuers' desperate efforts to save them. (AP Photo/Richard Robinson)
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A whale is transported from the beach to a nearby stream where it can rest while it is decided how it will be released at Spirits Bay in the Far North, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Only 24 of several dozen pilot whales stranded on the remote northern New Zealand beach survived a stormy first night ashore despite rescuers' desperate efforts to save them.(AP Photo/Richard Robinson)
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In this photo released by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, dead whales are removed from the beach 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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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)
