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Posted: 3/26/2013 12:58:27 AM EST
FILE - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks at Maine Medical Center, in this March, 14, 2013 file photo taken in Portland, Maine. Vilsack was expected in South Carolina on Tuesday to announce the expansion of the so-called StrikeForce initiative, a program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas, which already operates in 10 states. The program will now also be available in the Carolinas, the Dakotas, Alabama and Virginia. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Posted: 3/21/2013 12:03:27 PM EST
AP10ThingsToSee - Lightning steaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. Strong storms moved across much of Alabama on Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 9:18:17 AM EST
Sharon Watson and her daughter Tera try the front door of her new double wide trailer that was rolled over by high winds in Leighton , Ala. that roared through the northwest Alabama area Monday afternoon March 18, 2013. "We had it specially made in Tennessee and they had just delivered it and were taking the lights off of it when the storm came. It hailed and blew it over nearly killing the workman. I sure wanted it but not like this" Watson said. (AP Photo/Times Daily,Matt McKean)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 9:18:17 AM EST
Jacksonville State University workers and volunteers help clean up debris from the parking lot of Campus Inn Apartments on the JSU campus in Jacksonville, Alabama Monday, March 18, 2013 after powerful thunderstorms ripped a portion of the roof off. (AP Photo/Trent Penny-The Anniston Star)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 9:18:17 AM EST
David McCullars, wife Kay and son David Jr. survey the damage to their 36x48x16 RV shed destroyed by high winds on Ridgetop Lane in Clay, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. A severe line of thunderstorms moved through central Alabama just after 3:30 p.m. snapping trees and knocking out power making travel hazardous. Trees fell on power lines that crossed the road on Old Springville Road and Clayton Road. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 9:18:17 AM EST
David McCullars, and son David Jr. survey the damage to their 36x48x16 RV shed destroyed by high winds on Ridgetop Lane in Clay, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. A severe line of thunderstorms moved through central Alabama just after 3:30 p.m. snapping trees and knocking out power making travel hazardous. Trees fell on power lines that crossed the road on Old Springville Road and Clayton Road. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 9:18:17 AM EST
Lightning steaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. Strong storms moved across much of Alabama on Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 4:08:22 AM EST
Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin shouts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama at the Southeastern Conference men's tournament, Friday, March 15, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 4:08:22 AM EST
Alabama guard Trevor Releford (12) moves the ball against Tennessee forward Rob Murphy (15) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday, March 15, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 4:08:22 AM EST
Tennessee guards Jordan McRae, right, and Quinton Chievous react after Alabama defeated Tennessee in an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday, March 15, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 58-48. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Posted: 3/18/2013 9:58:34 PM EST
Lightning steaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. Strong storms moved across much of Alabama on Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/18/2013 4:53:26 AM EST
FILE - This aerial photo taken April 28, 2011 shows tornado damage in Pleasant Grove, Ala. The photos and mementoes that were blown for hundreds of miles during the tornado outbreak two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried. University of Georgia associate professor John Knox says a new study has documented how one photo traveled nearly 220 miles through the atmosphere over Alabama and Tennessee. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 4:19:02 PM EST
Florida forward Will Yeguete (15) and Florida guard Kenny Boynton (1) reacts after a Florida goal to move ahead of Alabama during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 4:19:02 PM EST
Florida guard Mike Rosario (3) shoots over Alabama forward Nick Jacobs (15) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 3:08:24 PM EST
Alabama guard Trevor Lacey (5) and Florida's Erik Murphy (33) vie for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 3:08:24 PM EST
Florida forward/center Erik Murphy (33) heads to the basket as Alabama guard Rodney Cooper (21) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 3:08:24 PM EST
Florida head coach Billy Donovan speaks to players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 3:08:23 PM EST
Alabama forward Nick Jacobs (15) shoots into the defense of Florida forward/center Erik Murphy (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 3:08:23 PM EST
Alabama head coach Anthony Grant speaks to players against the Florida during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 3/16/2013 3:08:23 PM EST
Florida forward Will Yeguete (15) works against Alabama forward Devonta Pollard (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
