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US President George W. Bush speaks during a briefing on U.S. Midwest flooding on June 17, 2008, at the White House in Washington, D.C. More than 11 million people in nine Midwestern states have been affected by the flooding and extreme weather of recent weeks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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