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Flood fears recede in Fargo as river hits crest (AP)

Sandbagged homes are encroached upon by flood waters from the swollen Red River, Sunday, March 21, 2010, south of Fargo, N.D. The river crested earlier today at just under 37 feet, which is about four feet below the 2009 record level. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The good news was all about things that didn't happen: No floodwaters pushing aside hastily built sandbag walls, no neighborhoods evacuated, no panicked residents wondering if they'd ever see their homes again.


Sun Mar 21 22:42:03 -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
Snowmobiles, ATVs, lobster boats used for census (AP)

Census worker Danielle Forino poses Friday, March 19, 2010, in Fort Kent, Maine, next to the all-terrain vehicle she'll be using to deliver forms to camps in remote sections of the North Maine Woods. When she encounters trails where the snow is too deep she'll use snowshoes to reach her destinations. Maine and Alaska are the only two states that have been designated by the Census Bureau as requiring special travel arrangements to reach remote locations. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Census workers are using snowmobiles, airplanes, all-terrain vehicles — even lobster boats — to visit the most far-flung, hidden-away dwellings when counting the nation's populace.


Sun Mar 21 12:24:43 -0500 2010