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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces Thursday that New Jersey will withdraw from a 10-state regional greenhouse gas reduction program, saying it has "no discernible or measurable impact upon our environment." (Associated Press)
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The Sycamore model features a center-island kitchen that opens to a breakfast area and a family room. The kitchen and breakfast area have hardwood flooring.
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This undated image courtesy of Jamiedurie.com shows an outdoor space designed by HGTV's Jamie Durie, host of "The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie," using solar lighting. Whether on a small terrace or in a sweeping landscape, lighting creates a welcoming and often dramatic atmosphere. (AP Photo/Jamiedurie.com )
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This product image courtesy of Plow and Hearth shows Light Bulb Solar Lights. Whether on a small terrace or in a sweeping landscape, lighting creates a welcoming and often dramatic atmosphere. (AP Photo/Plow and Hearth, Andy Franck)
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This product image courtesy of My Solar Shop shows solar stepping stones lighting a pathway. Whether on a small terrace or in a sweeping landscape, lighting creates a welcoming and often dramatic atmosphere. (AP Photo/My Solar Shop)
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This undated image courtesy of Jamiedurie.com shows an outdoor space designed by HGTV's Jamie Durie, host of "The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie," using solar lighting. Whether on a small terrace or in a sweeping landscape, lighting creates a welcoming and often dramatic atmosphere. (AP Photo/Jamiedurie.com )
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Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole is one of the projects detailed in the Senate report "The National Science Foundation: Under the Microscope."
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu arrives for a news conference at company headquarters in Tokyo on Friday to announce that he is stepping down. (Associated Press)
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Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright is vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Associated Press)
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Jared Lee Loughner will be sent back to a federal facility for up to four months to determine whether his mental health can improve. (Associated Press)
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Icelandic farmers work through a haze of ash Tuesday as they take food and water to their animals. The Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday, sending plumes high into the air.
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The tornado damage was "like taking a mower through tall grass," state Sen. Ron Richard said of the destruction in Joplin, Mo. The storm tore across the city Sunday, killing at least 116 people. (Associated Press)
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A photo taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in 2008 shows the Martian landscape. NASA is ending efforts to revive the immobilized robot. (NASA via Associated Press)
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Josh Ramsey looks through the rubble of what is left of his mother-in-law's home Monday after a tornado struck Sunday in Joplin, Mo. The massive twister killed at least 116 people in the area. (Associated Press)
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Residents of Joplin, Mo., help a woman who survived in her basement after a tornado hit the city on Sunday, May 22, 2011. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long, destroying homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett)
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A man salvages a guitar from a severely damaged home in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Lynn Mosley carefully steps over downed power lines on Monday, May 23, 2011, in north Minneapolis, the morning after a tornado ripped a nearly five-mile path from suburban St. Louis Park through north Minneapolis, tearing roofs off houses, toppling huge trees and power lines and knocking over rail cars in the northern suburb of Fridley. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jerry Holt)
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A cross stands atop a church that was severely damaged by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., as a severe storm passes overhead on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital, hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Emergency workers wait for a medical team after finding a body in a tornado-ravaged car in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
