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<p>FILE - In this March 31, 2010 file photo, water encircles homes from the flooded Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, R.I. Many people trying to buy a house with a riverfront view were up a creek the past few weeks because of the temporary shutdown of the federal program that provides flood insurance. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)</p>

<p>FILE - In this March 31, 2010 file photo, water encircles homes from the flooded Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, R.I. Many people trying to buy a house with a riverfront view were up a creek the past few weeks because of the temporary shutdown of the federal program that provides flood insurance. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)</p>

April 18, 2010

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WASHINGTON - Many people trying to buy a house with a riverfront view were up a creek the past few weeks because of the temporary shutdown of the federal program that provides flood insurance.