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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.

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The Victorian-era fire station at 1341 Maryland Ave. NE has become the Engine House, contemporary-style condominium lofts developed by Hamel Builders and the Argos Group.

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People make their way through the wreckage of a home damaged by a tornado in Sedalia, Mo., on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Dan Gill)

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D.C. United forward Charlie Davies' life changed forever on the night of Oct. 13, 2009 ,when as a passenger he suffered severe injuries in a single-car crash on the George Washington Parkway. The accident took the life of another passenger. Below right, Davies' scars were visible as he was introduced as a member of United on Feb. 16. Previously, Davies had a forgettable stint in France. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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North Korean officials have become critical of leader Kim Jong-il, shown during a visit to a fruit farm in a photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, since his regime overhauled the country's paper currency in December 2009, according to Kang Cheol-hwan, a North Korean defector. (Associated Press)

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Crew members in stand in position on the tip of the ship as the ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va. on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. The 1,300-ton, 249.3-foot x 34.8-foot, three-mast sailing vessel, commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, is manned by 12 naval officers, 58 crew members and 72 cadets and is on its 2011 goodwill tour. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)