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Floods recede in Fargo, but other hazards linger (AP)

In this photo taken Friday, March 19, 2010, Keith Berndt, county engineer in Cass County, N.D., points to a mound of sand removed from sandbags after the flood of 2009, in West Fargo, N.D. Most of the sand is contaminated from contact with tainted river water and is an example of environmental problems that remain after floodwaters recede. (AP Photo/John Flesher)AP - As the Red River slowly started to recede Monday and fears of major flooding diminished, Fargo residents were left to deal with another problem: environmental hazards that linger long after the waters decline.


Mon Mar 22 02:52:33 -0500 2010
2 Baltimore officers shot during traffic stop (AP)
AP - Two police officers who had pulled over a suspicious vehicle were shot and wounded by the driver, and the suspect was killed when the officers returned fire, Baltimore police said Sunday.
Sun Mar 21 11:18:27 -0500 2010
Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges (AP)

FILE -- In a March 9, 2010 file photo Gen. James N. Mattis, US Marine Corps, testifies in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Gen. James Mattis is expected to testify at the pretrial hearing Monday, March 21, 2010, about his role in a case involving the deaths of 24 Iraqi men, women and children in Haditha in November 2005. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta/file)AP - Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war. Six have had charges dismissed, and one was acquitted.


Mon Mar 22 04:24:09 -0500 2010