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Marine Lance Cpl. Seth Little of Bremen, Ga., takes temporary cover in a cotton field during a patrol in Marjah, southern Afghanistan. The insurgents make their presence known but are hard to find. (Associated Press)
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The gourmet kitchen has two islands, granite counters and a butler's pantry with its own ice machine and refrigerator.
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The center-island kitchen in the Avalon model at Brunswick Crossing has maple cabinets, recessed lighting and gas or electric cooking.
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Ryan Homes is building 1,400 single-family homes on sites of less than a quarter-acre at Brunswick Crossing in Brunswick. The homes have 1,944 to 2,935 finished square feet, with base prices from $294,990 to $388,990.
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The Christopher model at Saratoga Hunt has a center-island kitchen with oak cabinets, a walk-in pantry and recessed lighting.
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Richmond American Homes is building 104 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Saratoga Hunt in Woodbridge. The homes have approximately 2,500 to 3,400 finished square feet, with base prices from $399,990 to $474,990.
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An oil-coated pelican off the coast of Louisiana in June is a reminder of the toll of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion caused untold damage to the Gulf's waters and shores. (Associated Press)
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Lena Libman shows fragments of the parchment Dead Sea Scrolls in a frame at an IAA conservation laboratory. Technology may make online images of the scrolls easier to read than the originals. (Associated Press)
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Lena Libman shows fragments of the parchment Dead Sea Scrolls in a frame at an IAA conservation laboratory. Technology may make online images of the scrolls easier to read than the originals. (Associated Press)
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A Peregrine falcon perches on a cliff in Greenland. Researchers from the Peregrine Fund are examining the birds as they migrate through southern Texas for any potentially harmful effects from BP's April 20 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Associated Press)
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A local man in Cauayan in the northeastern Philippines prepares Monday to cut and remove trees downed by Super Typhoon Megi, which cut off power, phone and Internet service and was accompanied by huge waves and near-zero visibility. (Associated Press)
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Volunteer Mary Dow, holding a rescue cat named Sage who lost a leg to amputation, says Independent Animal Rescue in Durham, N.C., has found homes for "quite a few" disabled animals like Sage. (Associated Press)
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Friends and relatives carry Steve Sall's body to a grave at the White Eagle Memorial Preserve, a natural burial ground outside Goldendale, Wash. Sall, who died from complications from Lou Gehrig's disease, chose to be buried in this private forest. (Associated Press)
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Fish poisoned by cyanide lined the bank of Tisa River in Yugoslavia in 2000 after a Romanian gold mine's dam overflowed. The polluted water poured into the Lapus and Samos rivers before running west into Hungary. (Associated Press)
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The University of Georgia mascot Uga VIII is shown in Athens, Georgia in a photo released Oct. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/University of Georgia, Danny White) ** FILE **
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The Adams III model at the Villages at Peppermill has has 1,890 square feet and is priced from $269,990.
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This modern-day "castle" in Bethesda's Burning Tree Valley neighborhood is on the market for $3,389,000.
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The home at 1435 Waterfront Road in Reston's Newport Shores development is on the market for $925,000. The five-bedroom, four-bath house was built in 1995.
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Rescued miner Juan Andres Illanes Palma salutes Wednesday at his arrival to the surface from a collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine near Copiapo, Chile, where he and 32 other miners were trapped for more than two months. Palma was the third miner to be rescued. (Associated Press)
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Rescue workers and officials on Tuesday test the capsule that will be used to extract the 33 trapped miners one by one from the collapsed San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile. The first of 33 trapped miners was expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after surviving more than two months below the surface. (Associated Press)
