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People walk next to debris and a damaged car after landslides in the Caleme neighborhood in Teresopolis, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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People stand by the bodies of mudslide victims after heavy rain in the neighborhood of Caleme in Teresopolis, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro say 58 people have died in the mudslides and flash floods that followed torrential rain overnight. The mayor of the mountain town of Teresopolis just north of Rio said in a statement Wednesday that 48 people died, and more than 1,000 have been left homeless. (AP Photo/Paulo Cezar, Agencia O Globo)
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The living room features a gas fireplace with a handcrafted tile surround. It is flanked by built-in cabinets.
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Lennar is building 303 single-family homes at Martin's Chase in Ashburn, an 850-acre development in Loudoun County surrounded by more than 400 acres of conserved land. The homes have approximately 2,700 to 4,100 finished square feet, with base prices from $489,990 to $627,990.
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Ryan Homes is building 400 single-family homes on quarter-acre homesites at Fairwood in Bowie. The homes have 3,233 to 4,219 finished square feet, with base prices from $369,990 to $424,990.
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ALARMED: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says North Korea's nuclear arms are "becoming a direct threat." (Associated Press)
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A frame grab from video shows an aerial view of a mudslide in Teresopolis, Brazil, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Torrential rain tore through Rio de Janeiro state's mountains, killing at least 140 people in 24 hours, the state's emergency rescue office said. (AP Photo/TV Globo, Agencia O Globo)
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted a video statement on her Facebook page Wednesday, criticizing media pundits for blaming her in the Arizona shooting. (AP photo)
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Icaris Celnet stands in the ruins of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, the eve of the first anniversary of the earthquake that killed more than 230,000 people and displaced some 1.5 million more. Mr. Celnet lost his leg during the earthquake. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
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Haiti Ambassador to the Holy See Carl-Henri Guiteau, left, wipes a tear as he attends a memorial Mass celebrated by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone at St. Mary Major Basilica, in Rome, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, on the first anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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An entire suburb is submerged outside Ipswich, west of Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Emergency sirens blared across Australia's third-largest city Wednesday as floodwaters that have torn a deadly path across the northeast poured into an empty downtown, swamping neighborhoods in what may be Brisbane's worst flooding in 100 years. (AP Photo)
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A vehicle is swept away in floodwaters in South East Queensland, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Deadly floodwaters flowed onto the streets in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland since drenching rains that began in November sent swollen rivers spilling over their banks, inundating an area larger than France and Germany combined. (AP Photo)
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A house is surrounded by flood water near Grafton, in Australia's New South Wales state, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeastern Australia flowed onto the streets of the nation's third-largest city, Brisbane, forcing people to flee suburbs and skyscrapers. (AP Photo/Wolter Peeters, Pool)
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An entire small industry is submerged outside Ipswich, west of Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Emergency sirens blared across Australia's third-largest city Wednesday as floodwaters that have torn a deadly path across the northeast poured into an empty downtown, swamping neighborhoods in what may be Brisbane's worst flooding in 100 years. (AP Photo)
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A rescue helicopter flies over a flooded area in South East Queensland, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Deadly floodwaters flowed onto the streets in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland since drenching rains that began in November sent swollen rivers spilling over their banks, inundating an area larger than France and Germany combined. (AP Photo)
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Australia's New South Wales state Premier Kristina Keneally looks at flooded homes at Lawrence, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeastern Australia flowed onto the streets of the nation's third-largest city, Brisbane, forcing people to flee suburbs and skyscrapers. (AP Photo/Wolter Peeters, Pool)
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A main road is submerged outside Ipswich, west of Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Emergency sirens blared across Australia's third-largest city Wednesday as floodwaters that have torn a deadly path across the northeast poured into an empty downtown, swamping neighborhoods in what may be Brisbane's worst flooding in 100 years. (AP Photo)
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An entire suburb is submerged outside Ipswich, west of Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeastern Australia flowed onto the streets of the nation's third-largest city, forcing people to flee suburbs and skyscrapers. (AP Photo)
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The remains of a floating restaurant called Drift Cafe is swept down the Brisbane River Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, as floodwaters surge through Brisbane, Australia. At least 22 people have died and more than 40 are missing across Australia's northeastern state of Queensland since drenching rains that began in November sent swollen rivers spilling over their banks, flooding an area larger than France and Germany combined. (AP Photo/Ken Merrin)
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The statue of Queensland's famous former Rugby League star Wally Lewis is fitted out with water wings, scuba mask and snorkel is seen outside the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane Australia, Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011, The stadium was flooded Wednesday as the rising Brisbane River hit the inner-city. (AP Photo/Brad Marsellos)
