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The six-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath home at 14310 Mount Oak Road in Bowie is on the market for $649,900. The 1984 home sits on 2 1/2 acres.

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The Orchid model at Buckingham Station occupies the third and fourth levels in each building. It is priced from $322,990.

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President Obama arrives in Seoul Wednesday for the Group of 20 summit. He has tried to reassure world leaders that the Fed's attempt to improve the U.S. economy will help the global economy too. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, urges Republicans "to stop pork-barrel spending." (Associated Press)

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Vendor Amir Jamali (center) waits for customers Tuesday in downtown Tehran. The government has started cutting subsidies for fuel and food staples, causing prices to increase dramatically. (Associated Press)

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Sen.-elect Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, tells ABC's "This Week" host Christiane Amanpour that compromise with Democrats over where to cut spending must include the military as well as social programs. (Associated Press)

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Even consumers of high-end brands are stretching their shopping dollars these days. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks, and Dick Armey, who founded the group in 1984, rally at a Code Red tea party event near the U.S. Capitol. (FreedomWorks)

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** FILE ** The Washington Times' building on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C. (The Washington Times)

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The Washington Times' building on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (right) chats with Theodore McCoy of Baltimore outside Northeast Market in Baltimore on Monday. Mr. O'Malley was in a rematch with Mr. Ehrlich for the governorship. Mr. O'Malley won on Election Night.

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AIG, seen here in New York, has been shedding assets since it first received a bailout package two years ago. (Associated Press)

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Graphic charts local broadcast TV ad revenue and the portion of that revenue from political advertising

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File - In this Sept. 29, 2010 file photo, a visitor operates a Nintendo 3DS featuring 3-D imagery during a press conference by Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata where he launches the new game machine which will hit the Japanese market in Feb., 2011 in Chiba near Tokyo, Japan. Nintendo reported Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, it sank into the red for the fiscal first half, battered by a rising yen that hurts exports and plunging sales as demand for its game machines ran out of steam. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)