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A Libyan youths looks at a portrait of Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi which he set alight in a destroyed conference room inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern of Libya, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. The embattled regime of Moammar Gadhafi is arming civilian supporters to set up checkpoints and roving patrols around the Libyan capital to control movement and quash dissent, residents said Saturday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A relief worker walks past the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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Passengers disembark from a ferry carrying Americans and other foreigners which arrived at the harbor in Valletta, Malta, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. The Maria Dolores ferry left Tripoli's As-shahab port on an eight-hour trip to Valetta. Its passengers, at least 167 U.S. citizens and 118 other foreigners, have been aboard the catamaran since Wednesday in their quest to escape Libya's escalating turmoil, but rough seas prevented the ferry from leaving. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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The edge of a winter storm which hit the Tucson area is reflected in the water hazard on the third hole at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club before the finals of the Match Play Championship golf tournament Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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** FILE ** Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari is escorted to his initial court appearance at the Mahon Federal Building in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Mr. Aldawsari, a college student from Saudi Arabia, is accused of buying chemicals online as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Zach Long)

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In this photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry and taken Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, passengers are seen aboard a Netherlands' C130 military aircraft as they are evacuated from Tripoli, Libya. The plane, carrying nine Dutch citizens and 33 others of various nationalities landed Thursday evening in Sicily, Italy, where the passengers stayed overnight. (AP Photo/Richard Frigge, Dutch Defense Ministry)

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A search and recovery operation personnel sifts through the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, after the city was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake Tuesday, Feb 22. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The crew of six astronauts are on an 11-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Commander Steve Lindsey, right, waves as he and the crew of space shuttle Discovery, leave the Operations and Checkout Building to board the shuttle at pad 39A, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The crew is on an 11-day mission to the international space station. Others from left, mission specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen and pilot Eric Boe. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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From left: The crew of space shuttle Discovery mission — specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen; pilot Eric Boe; and commander Steve Lindsey — leave the Operations and Checkout Building to be transported to Pad 39A to prepare for launch Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Associated Press)

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Rescue workers search for victims buried under the rubble near the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday night, Feb. 23, 2011. Students from across Asia are feared among the dead in the CTV building that collapsed in Tuesday's earthquake, with police saying Wednesday that they were "100 percent certain" no one trapped in the rubble was alive. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Shuzo Shikano)

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Liberty Homes is building 43 town homes at the Landing at Emerson, near commuter routes and shopping centers in Columbia. The homes have 1,782 to 1,935 finished square feet, with base prices from the $340,000s.

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Ryan Homes' Victoria Falls model at Port Potomac Estates in Woodbridge features a center-island kitchen with 42-inch maple cabinets, granite counters, a pantry and recessed lighting. It is priced from $404,990.

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Ryan Homes is building single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Port Potomac Estates in Woodbridge. The homes have 1,852 to 5,105 finished square feet, with base prices from $384,990 to $417,990.

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Passengers hoping to leave Libya wait outside Tripoli International Airport on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Those people who managed to get out of the Libyan capital described a scene of chaos at the airport, with people shoving and climbing over one another to get on planes. (AP Photo/str)

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An emergency vehicle stands by near the runway as space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Rescue crews work to extinguish a fire at a collapsed building in central Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday Tuesday, killing and trapping dozens in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (Associated Press)

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An injured person is carried by rescue workers after an earthquake rocked Christchurch on Tuesday. The 6.3 magnitude quake hit Tuesday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing dozens of people. (Associated Press)

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ALTERNATE CROP OF NZH802 - Rescue workers work to extinguish a fire at a collapsed building in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday Tuesday, killing and trapping dozens in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT

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Rescue workers climb onto the collapsed Pyne Gould Guinness Building in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday killing at least 65 people and trapping dozens in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)