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The space shuttle Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, after completing her final flight. Endeavour and her crew of six astronauts wrapped up a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Soprano Anna Netrebko, who said she had friends who died of cancer after the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in 1986, has dropped out of the Metropolitan Opera tour of Japan that begins June 4. Tenor Joseph Calleja (below) also cited concerns about radiation from the stricken nuclear power station north of Tokyo for not making the trip.

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Former FEMA director Michael D. Brown has written "Deadly Indifference: The Perfect (Political) Storm: Hurricane Katrina, The Bush White House, and Beyond." (Rowan Littlefield Publishing Group)

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A farm worker throws away cucumbers outside a greenhouse in Algarrobo, near Malaga, Spain, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Cucumbers from the region have been implicated in a deadly outbreak of E. Coli that has killed 16 people in Europe. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Angered by civilian casualties, Mr. Karzai said he no longer will allow NATO airstrikes on houses. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Sen. Charles E. Schumer calls the car-rental industry's proposed two-tier program on cars under recall a "double standard" that does not ensure user safety. (Associated Press)

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Gen. Martin Dempsey, Army chief of staff, speaks to the families of fallen service members at a Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors in Arlington on Friday, May 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Residents of Joplin, Mo., hold up signs of encouragement for their ravaged city during a visit Sunday from Mr. Obama. The president told Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon he'll help cut through "red tape" so federal aid can flow quickly to Joplin.

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President Obama embraces residents of Joplin, Mo., while viewing the devastation caused by a May 22 tornado that left more than 130 people dead. Mr. Obama promised the nation will not forget the city and its people. (Associated Press)

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President Obama embraces residents of Joplin, Mo., while viewing the devastation caused by a May 22 tornado that left at least 139 people dead. Mr. Obama promised the nation will not forget the city and its people. (Associated Press)

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Residents hold up signs as President Barack Obama views damage from the tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama, left, reaches out to residents while viewing damage from the tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Homesteads continue to burn in the center of Abyei, a Sudanese border town, on Saturday. Tens of thousands of Sudanese are fleeing from the contested north-south border region of Abyei, and the top U.S. official in the region warned Friday of a humanitarian crisis over the north's invasion. (Associated Press)

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President Obama arrives at the Joplin Regional Airport in Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, May 29, 2011, to view damage caused by a devastating tornado that hit the area last Sunday and to take part in a memorial service for the victims. (AP/Mike Gullett)

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The crews of the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station gather for a joint news conference from the space station on Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA)

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** FILE ** This photo provided Tuesday May 3, 2011, by France's air accident investigation agency, the BEA, shows a sealed flight data recorder from the 2009 Air France flight that went down in the mid-Atlantic. (AP Photo/BEA, Johann PESCHEL)

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Sony Corp., Japan's largest exporter of consumer electronics, has felt the effects of the recent earthquake and tsunami. The company reported a $3.2 billion loss for the year that ended March 31 the company's biggest net loss in 16 years. (Associated Press)

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Storm clouds pass over the devastated Greenbriar Nursing Home in Joplin, Mo. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Eleven residents of the facility died when an EF-5 tornado tore through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 125 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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The Sycamore model features a center-island kitchen that opens to a breakfast area and a family room. The kitchen and breakfast area have hardwood flooring.

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Stanley Martin Homes is building 311 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Hope Hill Crossing in Woodbridge. The Sycamore model, with 3,281 finished square feet, is priced from $499,990.