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Sheriff: National death toll from Ike climbs to 70 (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_re_us/ike_deaths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081004/capt.725b4664029d4a90a8a94dbfa08a86b0.ike_lives_lost_txps101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=NaGT7mqxAIZhg7kYaGxnOQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A large boat sits in the dead trees and grass along with other debris Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 in the middle of a destroyed fishing camp in Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas. Much of the debris was blown by Hurricane Ike from Bolivar Peninsula miles across the bay. Dozens of people are still missing more than two weeks after Ike's assault on Texas, and the search for bodies continues. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Texas sheriff's official says the national death toll from Hurricane Ike has hit 70 after two bodies were found near where the storm came ashore.</p><br clear="all"/>