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WASHINGTON – The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient’s death. Six more states — Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont — reported …

The breach of a main levee and subsequent failure of a temporary levee sent emergency crews scrambling Saturday as water from the Des Moines River rushed into a heavily populated residential area of Iowa’s capital. The Army Corps of Engineers and National Guard were ordering personnel to leave Des Moines …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 13, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” LAURA INGRAHAM, GUEST HOST: In the “Personal …