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Brookfield Homes is building 700 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Snowden Bridge in Stephenson. The homes have approximately 1,700 to 2,600 finished square feet, with base prices from $267,990 to $299,990.
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An Afghan soldier stands guard near a burnt out tanker which was carrying NATO fuel in the Behsud district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. Officials said they believed a bomb had gone off inside or near the truck, sparking the fire. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS SPILL SALVO: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announces a lawsuit against BP PLC on Wednesday. The Justice Department accuses the company of failing to take proper safety precautions.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS SPILL SALVO: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announces a lawsuit against BP PLC on Wednesday. The Justice Department accuses the company of failing to take proper safety precautions.
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A Duke Energy worker repairs a line after storm damage in Vale, N.C., on Oct. 27, 2010. Energy costs were up 0.2 percent in November, the fifth straight monthly rise, but that still was the smallest increase in five months. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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People clamber on the rocky shore of Christmas Island during a rescue attempt as a boat breaks up on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. The wooden boat, packed with dozens of asylum seekers, smashed apart on cliff-side rocks in heavy seas off the Australian island, sending some to their deaths in the churning whitewater. (AP Photo/ABC)
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Firefighters investigate the scene of an early-morning, two-alarm fire in Baltimore on Tuesday. Three children were among the six people killed as flames engulfed their row house. (Baltimore Sun via Associated Press)
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Six people are dead after an early-morning two-alarm fire in the 2300 block of Homewood Avenue in Baltimore on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Baltimore Sun, Kim Hairston)
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A crowd gathers as smoke rises from a garment factory at Ashulia, Bangladesh, about 16 miles north of the capital of Dhaka, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. A devastating blaze raced through the factory, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100, witnesses and news reports said. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
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Crops are inspected at Frank Oakes Organic Farm in Collier County, Fla., Dec. 14, 2010 after a freeze overnight damaged crops. Most heavily hit were the strawberries. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News,Greg Kahn)
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Crops are inspected at Frank Oakes Organic Farm in Collier County, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 after a freeze overnight damaged crops. Most heavily hit were the strawberries. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News,Greg Kahn)
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Snow falls into the field from a hole in the collapsed roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. The inflatable roof of the Metrodome collapsed Sunday after a snowstorm that dumped 17 inches (43 cms) on Minneapolis. No one was hurt, but the roof failure sent the NFL scrambling to find a new venue for the Vikings' game against the New York Giants. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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Snow falls into the field from a hole in the collapsed roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. The inflatable roof of the Metrodome collapsed Sunday after a snowstorm that dumped 17 inches (43 cms) on Minneapolis. No one was hurt, but the roof failure sent the NFL scrambling to find a new venue for the Vikings' game against the New York Giants. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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In this image from video, showing emergency services as they attend the scene after a car exploded in the center of Stockholm on Saturday Dec. 11, 2010. Two separate explosions shook the busy shopping area in central Stockholm on Saturday. This car exploded and another unexplained explosion happened shortly after leaving one person dead, rescue officials said. (AP photo/TV4)
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The collapsed roof of the Metrodome can be seen with the skyline behind in Minneapolis Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. The inflatable roof of the Metrodome collapsed Sunday after a snowstorm that dumped 17 inches (43 cms) on Minneapolis. No one was hurt, but the roof failure sent the NFL scrambling to find a new venue for the Vikings' game against the New York Giants. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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This image from video shows emergency services as they attend the scene after a car exploded in the center of Stockholm on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. Two separate explosions shook the busy shopping area in central Stockholm on Saturday. This car exploded and another unexplained explosion happened shortly after leaving one person dead, rescue officials said. (AP photo/TV4)
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New York Giants spokesperson Pat Hanlon walks to a bus as the team leaves Kansas City International Airport, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, in Kansas City, Mo. The teams' plane was diverted to Kansas City after the plane could not make it to Minneapolis due to weather. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
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EDS: CORRECTS AGENCY NAME -- FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2010 file photo, glasses with characters from "Return of the Jedi" and "The Wizard of Oz" are seen during a test for cadmium, lead and other toxic elements in Los Angeles. The federal agency that declared lead-laced Wizard of Oz and superhero drinking glasses were children's products has reversed itself and said the glasses are, in fact, for adults. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that as a result the glasses are not subject to a recall previously announced by their importer. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
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NV Homes is building 24 single-family homes on sites of 3 to 6 acres at Maple Woods in Highland. The homes have approximately 2,708 to 4,433 finished square feet, with base prices from $699,990 to $819,990.
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Winchester Homes is building Adirondack- and Craftsman-style homes at Shenandoah at Lake Frederick priced from $299,900 to $379,900. The Shadwell model has 2,288 square feet and is priced from $349,900.
