Published May 30, 2009, 12:00 AM


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In this March 14, 2007, file photo, a tractor with a scoop weighs down a fuel tank in floodwaters at Hansen Sales and Service Inc., in Browns Valley, Minn. Melting snow and ice forced the evacuation of about 100 people early Wednesday in this small town on the western edge of the state.

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