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Family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community center in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010, to give blood for DNA testing to identify their relatives. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

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Pakistani army troops search on Thursday, July 29, 2010, for evidence and victims of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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Pakistani army troops on Thursday, July 29, 2010, remove a piece of wreckage at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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Pakistani rescue workers search on Thursday, July 29, 2010, for evidence and victims at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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On Thursday, July 29, 2010, a Pakistani official at a community center in Islamabad, Pakistan, checks the names of passenger killed in Wednesday's plane crash. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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Grieving family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community center on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Islamabad, Pakistan, to give blood for DNA testing. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

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Mourners carry the caskets of victims of Wednesday's plane crash during a funeral prayer in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

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The casket of a plane crash victim is carried during a funeral prayer in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Karachi)

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Pulte Homes is building 77 single-family homes on 6,000-square-foot sites at Emerald Ridge at Brambleton in Ashburn. The homes have 2,721 to 3,115 finished square feet, with base prices from $469,990 to $489,990.

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The Heritage model has an open great room, breakfast area and center-island kitchen, a formal dining room, and a bedroom with a private full bath on the main level. Upstairs are four more bedrooms, three baths and a laundry area.

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The Aurora town homes at the Courts at Bonaventure have three finished levels and 1,926 finished square feet. Buyers can add an island to the kitchen or opt for a country kitchen, which eliminates the dining room.

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Ryan Homes is building 28 town homes at the Courts at Bonaventure in Odenton. The Aurora town homes have 1,926 finished square feet, with base prices from $259,990.

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In this photo taken June 16, 2010, John Kausner of Clarence Center, N.Y., left, who's 24-year-old daughter Ellyce died in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Feb. 2009, talks to Jeffrey Smisek, right, Continental Airlines President and CEO, to request his support for new airline safety provisions outside a congressional committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is on the verge of passing far-reaching airline safety legislation, and a lot of the credit goes to the families and friends of the 50 people died in the Flight 3407 crash more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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A plume of smoke is seen after a plane crashes on the Elmendorf Air Force in Anchorage, Alaska, Weds., July 28, 2010. The Alaska National Guard says a military cargo plane has crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes confirmed the Wednesday evening crash of a C-17. (AP Photo/Roger Herrera)

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A house in Tehachapi burns to the ground five miles above Highline Road on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. About 30 to 40 homes have been destroyed in the fire about 10 miles southeast of the Mojave Desert town of Tehachapi, firefighters said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Felix Adamo, The Californian)

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A huge column of smoke from the West Fire can be seen from the highway near the city of Tehachapi, Calif., from 50 miles away in photo taken west bound on highway 58. About 30 to 40 homes have been lost to the wildfire. Officials said 150 structures were threatened and about 200 firefighters were on the scene, along with waterdropping aircraft. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows.)

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The glow from a wildfire can be seen through the entrance to the small community known as Old West Ranch near the Mojave Desert town of Tehachapi, Calif. as residents were evacuated Tuesday July 27, 2010. More than 30 homes were lost in the small hill community of Old West Ranch and another 150 structures were threatened, firefighters said Tuesday. The area is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo by Alex Gallardo)

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** FILE ** Bright flames light up the side of this hill, north of Kernville, Calif., Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A fire in Sequoia National Forest has destroyed six homes, charred eight square miles and forced the evacuation of 122 juvenile offenders attending a forestry camp near the California town of Kernville. (AP Photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie)

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A Kern County helicopter makes a water drop on a hot spot, north of Kernville, Calif., Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A fire in Sequoia National Forest has destroyed six homes, charred eight square miles and forced the evacuation of 122 juvenile offenders attending a forestry camp near the California town of Kernville. (AP Photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie)

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A home, bottom center, is threatened by a wildfire that erupted Tuesday, July 27, 2010 and spread quickly near Tehachapi Calif. More than 30 homes were lost in the small hill community of Old West Ranch and another 150 structures were threatened, firefighters said Tuesday. The area is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)