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Jun 12 2008, AP

Ten new postage stamps featuring the U.S. and state flags go on sale Saturday _ on the annual observance of flag day.

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Ken Sleight of Pasedena, Md., service manager at Ourisman Chevrolet in Bowie, Md., helps to raise the American flag, Monday, June 30, 2008, in time for July 4, Independence Day, after it was repaired from wind damage. The 30′ by 60′ flag is flown from...