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In this July 17, 2010 photo provided the Anderson family, Taylor Anderson, right, poses with one of her students in Ishinomaki, Japan, where she taught English. Anderson's family said in a statement that the U.S. Embassy in Japan on Monday, March 21, 2011 informed them by telephone of the discovery of their 24-year-old daughter's body. (AP Photo/Anderson Family) NO SALES (AP)

Body of first American victim recovered in Japan

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A can of Four Loko is displayed at a liquor store in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. After students at northern New Jersey's Ramapo College were hospitalized because of the effects of Four Loko _ which contains caffeine, other common energy-drink ingredients, and as much alcohol as four beers _ the college president ordered last month that it and similar drinks be banned. He's encouraging other colleges and the state to follow suit. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (AP)

Four Loko, other drinks turned into ethanol

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Founding Fathers’ papers to be accessible online

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