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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (second from left) examines solar electric panels at the Abound Solar Inc. manufacturing plant in Longmont, Colo., in 2009. The company borrowed about $70 million from the federal government only to file for bankruptcy and close its doors. The company also received nearly $12 million in tax credits. (Associated Press)
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A helicopter prepares to set down to load a ninety gallon bucket of water to help combat this forest fire Wednesday, June 27, 2012 on the Massanutten Mountain between Veach Gap and Sherman Gap in Warren and Shenandoah, Va. counties. (AP Photo/ Northern Virginia Daily, Rich Cooley)
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Syrians peer at cars damaged by an explosion Thursday afternoon in Damascus near the capital's famous Hamidiyeh Market and the Palace of Justice. State TV reported at least three people were wounded and about 20 cars damaged. (Associated Press)
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An aerial photo taken on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, shows burned homes in the Mountain Shadows residential area of Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/John Wark)
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The Truman model has an octagonal family room that is open to the center-island kitchen and breakfast area.
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K. Hovnanian Homes is building 46 single-family homes on 1-acre sites at Belle Haven in Woodbine in Howard County. The Truman model, with 4,283 square feet, is priced from $809,990.
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The Kiawah model at the Peninsula on the Indian River has 2,507 square feet and is priced from $339,900. This model has a main-level master suite, two upper-level bedrooms, two full baths and a powder room.
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A plume of smoke rises behind homes from the Waldo Canyon Fire west of Colorado Springs on Wednesday. "It was like looking at the worst movie set you could imagine," Gov. John Hickenlooper said after flying over the 9-square-mile fire late Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Indian ringneck parakeets fly over Le Jardin du Roi spice garden at moonrise on the main island of Mahe in the Seychelles, and one rests on a bamboo branch there. The birds, which first appeared in the Seychelles in the 1970s, are pretty to see but are marked for eradication because they carry a disease that could be fatal to native black parrots. (Associated Press)
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Indian ringneck parakeets fly over Le Jardin du Roi spice garden at moonrise on the main island of Mahe in the Seychelles, and one rests on a bamboo branch there. The birds, which first appeared in the Seychelles in the 1970s, are pretty to see but are marked for eradication because they carry a disease that could be fatal to native black parrots. (Associated Press)
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In this photo released by SANA, the Syrian official news agency, the damaged Ikhbariya TV compound is seen June 27, 2012, after it was attacked by gunmen in in the town of Drousha, about 20 kilometers (14 miles) south of Damascus. (Associated Press/SANA)
