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Pam Simon, an outreach coordinator for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, smiles as she visits the congresswoman's Tucson office Friday only days after being shot in the wrist and chest during the rampage that critically injured Giffords. Nineteen people were shot, six fatally. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot

Giffords' Staffers: 'The Office Is Open'

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Giffords' Staffers: 'The Office Is Open'

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A poster of outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his assassinated father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, decorates a street in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. The militant Shiite group Hezbollah has forced the creation of a new government after members pulled out of the Hariri-led national unity government. Mahmoud Zayat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East

Lebanon In Limbo After Government Collapses

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Lebanon In Limbo After Government Collapses

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Lance Cpl. Josh Apsey (second from left) takes a minute for one last photo with his wife, Carolyn (second from right), and parents, Vicki and Tom, before heading back to Afghanistan. Courtesy of the family hide caption

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'America's Battalion' In Afghanistan

Newlywed Reflects On Return To War

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Newlywed Reflects On Return To War

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West Virginia State Police direct traffic at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va., on April 5. Jeff Gentner/AP hide caption

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Mine Safety In America

Safety System Dysfunctional Before Mine Blast

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Safety System Dysfunctional Before Mine Blast

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Crops are inundated by rising floodwaters west of Rockhampton, Australia. Janie Barrett/AP hide caption

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World

Australia Floods Boost World Commodity Prices

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Australia Floods Boost World Commodity Prices

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