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UN peacekeepers from Brazil patrols at a earthquake survivors refugee camp in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Nov. 15, 2010. Protesters who hold Nepalese U.N. peacekeepers responsible for an outbreak of cholera that has killed 1,000 in three weeks threw stones and threatened to set fire to a base in Cap-Haitien, the country's second-largest city Monday, Haitian radio and eyewitnesses reported.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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UN peacekeepers from Brazil patrol in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Nov. 15, 2010. Protesters who hold Nepalese U.N. peacekeepers responsible for an outbreak of cholera that has killed 1,000 in three weeks threw stones and threatened to set fire to a base in Cap-Haitien, the country's second-largest city Monday, Haitian radio and eyewitnesses reported.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Bangladeshi passengers sit on the roof and sides of an overcrowded train as others wait on the roof of a platform as they try to reach their homes to celebrate Eid al-Adha at the Airport train station, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
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Members of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization attend morning prayers for Eid al Adha at a temporary shelter in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov . 16, 2010. Thousands of villagers returned to ash-covered homes along the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano Monday, after the government said some areas well away from the fiery crater appeared out of danger from another eruption. (AP Photo)
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Members of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization attend morning prayers for Eid al Adha at a temporary shelter in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Thousands of villagers returned to ash-covered homes along the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano Monday, after the government said some areas well away from the fiery crater appeared out of danger from another eruption. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
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FAMILY PHOTO Chicquelo Abney, who was fatally shot in Southwest Washington on Oct. 12, 2009, was under the supervision of the District's Youth Rehabilitation Services.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Firefighters spray an apartment building on fire in Shanghai on Monday. At least 42 people died in the blaze.
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** FILE ** Tugboats guide the disabled cruise ship Carnival Splendor into San Diego Bay. The luxury liner, which lost power with nearly 4,500 passengers and crew aboard, was towed from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. (Associated Press)
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Beazer Homes is building single-family homes on quarter-acre to half-acre sites at Village Green in Leesburg, Va. The homes have 2,528 to 3,346 finished square feet, with base prices from $389,990 to $460,990.
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The one- and two-bedroom homes have 9-foot ceilings, oversized bedrooms, walk-in closets and open living areas.
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The Embassy, a 1920s-era apartment building in Columbia Heights, has been converted into contemporary condominiums. The homes are priced from the mid-$300,000s to the low $500,000s.
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Centex Homes is building 200 stacked town-home-style condominium homes at Buckingham Station in Germantown, Md. The homes have 1,267 to 1,783 finished square feet, with base prices from $272,990 to $339,530.
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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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Navy officials load boxes of croissants onto a plane for the Carnival Splendor cruise ship on Tuesday in San Diego. The navy is sending more than 70,000 pounds of food to the ship. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Passengers walk past US Airways planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in suburban Washington on Dec. 27, 2009. (Associated Press)
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A stretch of garden wall ringing an ancient house in Pompeii which gave way after days of torrential rain, is cordon-off in Pompeii, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. Pompeii officials said an inspection found that a 40-foot (12-meter)-long section of wall forming part of the perimeter of a garden area near the House of the Moralist gave way in several points. They said the extreme sogginess of the soil brought down the wall in an area that hasn't been excavated near the house. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
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Chen Guangqian's daughter Chen Xiaofeng (in portrait) was the hit-and-run driver's victim. Her death last month crystallized popular outrage at abuses by China's elite. (Associated Press)
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Buckingham Commons Associates LLC is building 38 town homes at Buckingham Commons, located within walking distance of shops, restaurants and nightlife in Ballston. The homes have 1,472 to 2,034 finished square feet, with base prices from $625,000 to $725,000.
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Richmond American Homes is building 59 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Bryans Crossing in Bryans Road. The homes have 1,992 to 2,674 finished square feet, with base prices from $299,990 to $339,990.
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The Andrew model has formal living and dining rooms as well as a family room, kitchen and breakfast area on the main level. Upstairs are four bedrooms and two full baths as well as a laundry room.
