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"I don't think it's ever too late until the fat lady sings. What's needed for the country is at least a $4 trillion package," said Sen. Kent Conrad, North Dakota Democrat and Senate Budget Committee chairman, regarding his budget proposal. (Associated Press)

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A Haitian woman cares from her child at a treatment center in Mirebalais where many patients with cholera receive care. The center is again seeing dozens of new patients a day, many arriving at the edge of death from dehydration. Cholera has sickened at least 370,000 people and killed more than 5,500 since the outbreak started in October, according to the Haiti's health ministry. (Associated Press)

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A woman weakened by cholera symptoms is carried to the treatment center in Mirebalais, a town that is a one-hour drive north of Port-au-Prince. Cholera is relatively easy to treat if people can get help in time. A public health campaign has featured radio jingles and text messages to educate people about the disease. (Associated Press)

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Rick Ankiel (24) is congratulated by Roger Bernadina after his eighth-inning pinch-hit homer gave the Nationals breathing room. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta conducts a press briefing aboard his military aircraft on Saturday, July 9, 2011, en route to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)

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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez allowed one run in eight innings in the 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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** FILE ** From left, Ken Jeong, Kevin James and Rosario Dawson co-star in "Zookeeper," which is unlikely to make anyone forget Dr. Doolittle. (Columbia Pictures)

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Canadian soldiers pay tribute to their fallen comrades during a transfer-of-command ceremony at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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The dining room has a fireplace, decorative radiator covers, a bow window and a dumbwaiter linked to the kitchen.

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Old Glory

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**FILE** Kenneth E. Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), speaks at a news conference in Houston in April 2009. (Associated Press)

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"Gambling hooks families. It takes income in a household from where you could be using it. I know it's getting a bit of revenue [for the city] but you have to play to win." Sean Smith, Temple Hills, Md.

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"It's anybody's choice, but I don't agree with gaming. There's other ways you can go about raising money." Sean Patton, Hyattsville, Md., finance

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** FILE ** Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sunday, July 3, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Tea party leader Jamie Radtke, a Republican from Chesterfield County, Va., trails in polls and fundraising but thinks she can beat George Allen in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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New overall leader Philippe Gilbert of Belgium celebrates winning the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191,5 kilometers ( 119 miles) starting in Passage du Gois and finishing in Mont des Alouettes, les Herbiers, western France, Saturday July 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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Maryland state Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell, Baltimore Democrat who sponsored the bill to increase the tax on alcohol, cheers with supporters of the 50 percent jump on Thursday near Annapolis. It is expected to generate $85 million in its first year of implementation. Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Health Care for All Coalition, is at left. Laura Carr, a volunteer with End the Wait Now, is standing to the right. (Associated Press)