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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - When Superstorm Sandy washed over this popular Jersey shore resort, water poured in through the heating vents and electrical outlets of Linda Polites' and Michael Riley's home.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - This weekend marks the unofficial start of the spring tourism season in South Carolina, a year in which tourism officials expect the $15 billion industry will return to levels of before the Great Recession.

TAMUNING, Guam - Their well-equipped arsenals offer everything from tiny revolvers (for ladies) to Berettas, Glocks, semi-automatic pistols and M16 military assault rifles. If kids can see over the counter, they are welcome too.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Some travel agents say cruise prices and bookings have not yet been affected by reports about a disabled Carnival ship, but others in the industry say it's too early to tell.

NEWPORT, R.I. - If the Crawley family of "Downton Abbey" were American, they'd summer at Newport.

Doug Parker has no problem donning rapper Psy's light blue tuxedo for Halloween and performing his own version of Gangnam Style before hundreds of employees. The CEO of US Airways even let a video of his dance get posted to YouTube.

MOBILE, Ala. - When their cruise ship lost power, passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph could have been selfish and looked out only for themselves and their loved ones. Instead, they became comrades in a long, exhausting struggle to get home.

MOUNT VERNON, Va. - George Washington's 1796 farewell address contained a stern warning to the nation about partisan politics, or the "dangers of faction" in the language of the founding fathers. So, when a bipartisan group of U.S.

NEWPORT, R.I. - If the Crawley family of "Downton Abbey" were American, they'd summer at Newport.

MONTPELIER, Vt.