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This March 24, 2014 aerial photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey show the extent and impacts from the March 22 mudslide near Arlington in northwest Washington state. The slide destroyed a rural community, likely killing at least 24, and left scores missing. The aerial survey was conducted by Washington State departments of Transportation and Natural Resources, the USGS and the King County Sheriff's Office. (AP Photo/King County Sheriff, Air Support Unit)
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Cats that were remove from two connected row homes by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wait in a van to be taken to the organization's shelter Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Philadelphia. The Animal welfare authorities say they are working to remove about 260 cats and take them to the organization's north Philadelphia shelter, where veterinarians were waiting to examine them. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Hundreds of labor union members rally at the state Capitol to combat legislation that would prohibit labor contracts from requiring that all employees pay union fees Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in Jefferson City, Mo. The proposal is a top priority of House Republican leaders who say the so-called right to work bill is necessary for the state to compete for jobs. (AP Photo/Jordan Shapiro)
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FILE - This June 29, 2011 file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, shows Clayton Lockett. An Oklahoma judge ruled the state’s execution law unconstitutional Wednesday, March 26, 2014, because its privacy provision is so strict that it prevents inmates from finding out the source of drugs used in executions, even through the courts. Inmates Lockett and Charles Warner asked Oklahoma prison officials who was making the drugs that would kill them next month and whether the material was pure. (AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections, File)
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FILE - This June 29, 2011 file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, shows Charles Warner. An Oklahoma judge ruled the state’s execution law unconstitutional Wednesday, March 26, 2014, because its privacy provision is so strict that it that prevents inmates from finding out the source of drugs used in executions, even through the courts. Inmates Clayton Lockett and Warner asked Oklahoma prison officials who was making the drugs that would kill them next month and whether the material was pure. (AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, passengers spell out the word "HELP" aboard the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph as it is towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. Cruise operators, like airline pilots, may be relying too heavily on electronics to navigate massive ships, losing the knowledge and ability needed to operate a vessel in the case of a power failure, an expert sea pilot told a federal agency on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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FILE - In this April 11, 2012, file photo, poults raised without the use of antibiotics are seen at David Martin's turkey farm, in Lebanon, Pa. Twenty-five pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Citing a potential threat to public health, the agency in December 2013 asked 26 companies to voluntarily stop labeling drugs important for treating human infection as acceptable for use in animal production. The FDA did not name the one company that has not agreed to withdraw or revise its drugs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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CORRECTS DATE OF INCIDENT TO MONDAY NOT TUESDAY This undated photo made by the U.S. Navy and provided by the family of Mark Mayo shows military policeman Mark Mayo, who was killed Monday, March 24, 2014 when a civilian approached a destroyer docked at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., and disarmed a sailor on watch. The civilian then shot Mayo when he came to help. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)
