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SENATOR REID BINGAMAN ASK FOR RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION IN WASHINGTON
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) discusses a national Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for the production of electricity on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 13, 2007.

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Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson