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**FILE** A helicopters flies over as the Waldo Canyon fire continues to burn June 27, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Associated Press)
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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.
