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Eagles Landing, an 11-acre estate in Lorton with views of the Potomac River, is on the market for $5,374,000. The grounds include a carriage house with a three-car garage.

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Lennar is building 258 town homes at Fieldstone in Laurel near Arundel Mills mall. The Kentwell model has 2,125 finished square feet, with base prices from $339,990 to $355,990.

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"If this week has shown us anything it's that the American people can't wait on Democrats to do the right thing when it comes to spending and debt and putting us on a path to balance the budget," said Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican (left), also spoke in favor of a balanced budget amendment. (Associated Press)

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Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times Online-poker foe Marie Drissel, testifying Wednesday before a D.C. Council panel, called estimates of anticipated revenues “fairy-tale numbers.”

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Activist and artist Ai Weiwei talks to journalists gathered outside his home in Beijing on June 23 after his release from government detention. He is challenging tax evasion charges and a $1.85 million tax bill. Chinese authorities previously have said Mr. Ai was released after he confessed to tax evasion and pledged to repay the money owed.

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** FILE ** The Obama administration recently decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserve as part of a broader international response to lost oil supplies caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

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Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times Alan Ward with Sasaki Associates, a Watertown, Mass.-based architectural-design firm, presents his company's plans for a new design for President's Park South, also known as the Ellipse, to the National Capital Planning Commission on Tuesday. Five design firms from around the country were selected to present designs.

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**FILE** French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (center) exits the International Monetary Fund in Washington on June 22, 2011. She was interviewing in competition to succeed former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown, at-large independent, says online gambling is a win-win that can generate millions in public revenue. (The Washington Times)

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Billy Garlin (left), a sales and leasing consultant at the Big Two Toyota Scion of Chandler car dealership, shows Lacey Rivera (center) and her sister Shelbey Kearns the new car Ms. Rivera had just purchased, in Chandler, Ariz., on Thursday, June 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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"We have not refused any new revenue. For example, we've been discussing some fee increases and some other things that would actually generate revenue." - Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican

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Low-rise buildings are in the early stages of construction by Minmetals Land Ltd., the real estate development arm of China Minmetals Corp., China's largest metals trader, in Guangdong, China. Residents of Hallstatt, Austria, have mixed emotions about their village being copied.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Greg Mortenson hasn't been seen in public since undergoing a medical procedure to fix a heart condition shortly after "60 Minutes" questioned spending at his charitable foundation and claims made in his best-seller "Three Cups of Tea."

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Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson speaks to the media outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson's wife, Leslie Johnson, intends to plea guilty to charges next week. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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"This legislation modernizes our patent system to help create private-sector jobs and keep America on the leading edge of innovation," said House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, as lawmakers voted to align the U.S. patent system closer with those of other countries. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)