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The Eagle's Nest model has nearly 5,700 finished square feet, with five bedrooms, four full baths and a luxurious master suite with a private balcony. Buyers can add a finished loft and a finished lower level.
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Mitchell & Best Homebuilders is building singe-family homes at Walnut Grove in Clarksville. The Eagle's Nest model, with 5,695 square feet, is priced from $1,099,900.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS House Speaker John A. Boehner's portfolio includes stocks in oil companies, financial firms, communication companies and pharmaceuticals.
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Specialist Jason Blatt (center) calls out prices for Pandora Media Inc. as it begins trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The IPO closed at $17.42, a gain of 8.9 percent. (Associated Press)
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"Maryland is a gateway to doing business in the U.S., particularly in the life sciences and high-tech industries,"Gov. Martin O'Malley after his trip to China, South Korea and Vietnam. (Associated Press)
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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Peter Uihlein's father, Wally, is the chairman and CEO of Acushnet Co., which includes golf brands such as FootJoy, Pinnacle and Titleist.
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Christine Lagarde, French finance minister, is the front-runner to take the helm at the International Monetary Fund. She consolidated her lead over the weekend with Egyptian and Indonesian backing. (Associated Press)
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President Obama tours the manufacturing facilities of Cree, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient LED lighting, with Chuck Swoboda, the company's president and chief executive officer, on June 13, 2011, in Durham, N.C. (Associated Press)
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Lonnie Painter, 65, who uses marijuana for medicinal purposes and is the director of Laguna Woods for Medical Cannabis, displays his medicinal herb and bong last month. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, New York Democrat, is questioned by the media near his home in the Queens borough of New York on June 11, 2011. (AP Photo)
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April Gilliland makes signs for a living. She uses her own business to show what she can do for customers. Yet, her tasteful, attractive signs violate the letter of the Dallas ordinance. Photo by Institute for Justice
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney meets with Krysalis Fit CEO Jennine Hynes at Bizdom University in Detroit on Thursday. Bizdom is a business development center to help people in Michigan. It provides real-world training, mentorship and support for entrepreneurs. (Associated Press)
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Many Americans trying to sell their homes are having to make some adjustments. Nearly 25 percent of the nation's 74.5 million homeowners have negative equity in their homes, and another 25 percent are nearing that point. (Associated Press)
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An assortment of corn and seeds, as well as a lightning rod and rattle, is displayed for visitors to examine. (Associated Press)
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While the color scheme of the mudroom often is an extension of nearby rooms, some homeowners choose to make it a space in which to play with color. (Photo courtesy of Rill Architects/Kay Kim)
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Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress speaks to reporters after being released from the Oneida County Correction Facility in Rome, N.Y., Monday, June 6, 2011. Burress was released from prison after spending nearly two years behind bars on a gun charge. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
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Photograph provided by Mission New Energy Jatropha seeds yield as much as 40 percent oil that has been touted for use in diesel applications and refined into aviation-quality jet fuel.
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Trader Christopher Morie works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Associated Press With a courthouse in Somerset, Pa., as backdrop, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania announces he is entering the crowded field for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. He criticized President Obama as having put the country on a path to moral and fiscal ruin.
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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courts building on Monday for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. The French economist and diplomat has said he is not guilty. (Associated Press)
