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| President Obama, now in 3D | | Tourists flocking to Washington, D.C., hoping to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama might not get the chance to see him in person -- but they can now get pretty close thanks to the Smithsonian Institution. |
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| 3 killed when school buses crash | | Three people, including two young children, were killed when two school buses crashed near Knoxville, Tennessee, officials said Tuesday. |
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