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Space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday, July 21, 2011. The landing of shuttle marks the end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. (AP Photo/James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle )
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Somali women displaced by drought wait to receive rations at a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on July 20. Southern parts of Somalia are experiencing famine, a U.N. official said Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Somalis have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation. (Associated Press)
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday that the city's zoning commission approved an emergency proposal for the city's sole federal firearms licensee. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS This image provided by NASA shows a view of Space Shuttle Atlantis while still docked with the International Space Station taken by crew member Mike Fossum aboard the station Monday. The robotic arm on the shuttle appears to be saluting "goodbye." Earth's airglow is seen as a thin line above Earth's horizon.
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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION A still from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection ad called “Birdcage” that asks the public's help in stopping “modern-day slavery.” It will be aired in the District, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia.
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With a new law in place starting July 1, 2011, Elk Run Vineyards is now able to ship wines within the state of Maryland, which has helped their business, says Winemaker and General Manager Fred Wilson. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Emergency crews work to save a mother and her four children after the family was pulled from a burning house in Medford, Ore., on Monday, July 18, 2011. Authorities believe the five, all of whom died, were stabbed and suffered smoke inhalation. (AP Photo/Mail Tribune, Bob Pennell)
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The space shuttle Atlantis, with the Earth behind it, still is docked to the International Space Station early on Tuesday, July 18, 2011, in this image made from NASA TV. (AP Photo/NASA)
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The space shuttle Atlantis passes under a solar panel on the International Space Station after undocking on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA)
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Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, offers his "Back in Black" plan to reduce the federal deficit during a news conference Monday. It attempts to explain how to reduce the deficit by more than $900 billion during the next 10 years. (Associated Press)
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This panoramic view provided by NASA was photographed from the International Space Station, looking toward Earth past the cargo bay of the docked space shuttle Atlantis and part of the station, including a solar array panel, on Thursday, July 14, 2011, as the complex passed over the Southern Hemisphere. The Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, can be seen on Earth's horizon, and a number of stars also are visible. (AP Photo/NASA)
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Indonesia's Mount Lokon, seen from Tomohon, North Sulawesi, spews volcanic ash in its most powerful eruption yet on Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo)
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Traffic is blocked on the northbound of Interstate 405 freeway near I-10 freeway shortly after it closed for construction at midnight on July 15, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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Michael Harris Homes is building 112 town homes at Symphony Park at Strathmore. Owners will be given a complimentary three-year membership to the Symphony Park Circle, which provides ticket discounts.
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The center-island kitchen in the Augusta model features 42-inch raised-panel cabinets. The kitchen is open to the breakfast area and family room.
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Steuart-Kret Homes is building 292 single-family homes at Agricopia in La Plata. The four-bedroom Augusta model, with 3,307 square feet, is priced from $456,900.
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The kitchen features a double sink, granite and marble counters, an oversized island, and state-of-the-art appliances.
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Kit Sullivan (center), of Roam Rides, talks about outdoor art during a two-hour graffiti tour in Wynwood. Artists looking for a space to paint legally here may seek help from Primary Flight, an organization that has brought hundreds of artists to the streets of the neighborhood. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Astronauts Ronald Garan Jr. (top) and Michael Fossum work outside the International Space Station during the last spacewalk of NASA's space- shuttle era on Tuesday. They retrieved a broken ammonia pump.
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Area residents Steve and Ky McDorman stand by the roadside as a funeral procession of emergency vehicles for Lt. Shannon Stone of the Brownwood Fire Department drives by on Monday, July 11, 2011 (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
