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Volunteers put up signs outside the evacuation center in San Bruno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Fire crews doused the remnants of an enormous blaze and accounted for the residents of dozens of homes Friday after a gas line ruptured and an explosion ripped through in a neighborhood near San Francisco, killing at least four people. (AP photo/Tony Avelar)

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Aerial view of damage caused by a massive fire in a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Fire crews tried to douse the remnants of an enormous blaze and account for the residents of dozens of homes Friday after a gas line ruptured and an explosion ripped through in a neighborhood near San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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A helicopter drops water on a massive fire through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. Firefighters from San Bruno and surrounding cities are battling the blaze that started on a hillside and is now consuming homes the San Francisco suburb. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Two cars burned after a massive fire roared through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. Firefighters from San Bruno and surrounding cities are battling the blaze that started on a hillside and is now consuming homes in a residential neighborhood. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, left, listens as officials describe destruction following a gas explosion during a press conference in San Bruno, Calif., Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Fire crews sprayed water on smoldering homes Friday morning after a massive explosion apparently triggered by a broken gas line sent flames roaring through a neighborhood near San Francisco, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, officials said.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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A volunteer, left, helps an evacuees who wished not to be identified, at a Red Cross shelter in San Bruno, Calif., Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, after she was injured at her home that burned down during a massive fire in her neighborhood on Thursday. According to officials, the massive explosion was apparently triggered by a broken gas line that sent flames roaring through a neighborhood near San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (shown here in Duluth, Ga., in this June 29, 2010, file photo) will speak at an event in Anchorage, Alaska, and probably also at a rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Sept. 11.

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Illustration: Flag burning by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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credit three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks to the media as Imam Muhammad Musri of the Islamic Society of Central Florida looks on at left, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

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Sotheby's auction house worker Mary Engleheart, goes through a rare copy of a book of illustrations by John James Audubon's "Birds of America," in central London, Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. The collection of 435 hand-colored prints, made from engravings of Audubon's illustrations, measures more than 3 feet by 2 feet (90 centimeters by 60 centimeters) because Audubon wanted to paint the birds life size. According to the house, the book of four volumes could reach 6 million pounds ($9.25 million) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh sale which will take place at Sotheby's in London on Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Associated Press Greg Moore, a local business owner, rides a recreational water vehicle down a flooded street in Belton, Texas, on Wednesday, after Tropical Storm Hermine deluged the region.

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The 2011 edition of the 219-year-old Old Farmer's Almanac, released Tuesday, is pictured with older editions. It and its Maine-based competitor, Farmers' Almanac, both have circulations of about 3.2 million, spanning generations in some families.

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Farmers' Almanac Managing Editor Sandi Duncan and Editor Peter Geiger show off the 2011 edition in Lewiston, Maine. It and the Old Farmer's Almanac foresee a colder-than-normal winter.

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A home is engulfed in flames on Detroit's east side Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen homes in Detroit, fanned by strong winds that are toppling power lines across the city. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Marcin Szczepanski)

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Firefighters work on a blaze in a commercial building in Detroit, Mich.,Tuesday, Sept.7, 2010. Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen homes in Detroit, fanned by strong winds that are toppling power lines across the city. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Susan Tusa)

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A firefighter walks from the scene of three destroyed homes in Detroit Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen homes in Detroit, fanned by strong winds that are toppling power lines across the city. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kathleen Galligan)

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A burned home is seen through a remaining entryway of another home on Detroit's east side, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Burned homes are seen on the east side of Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Burned cars and property are seen on the west side of Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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