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American Tiger Woods drives the ball on the 4th hole on the first day of the Open championship in St. Andrews, Scotland on July 15, 2010. (UPI/Hugo Philpott)

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The living room features track and recessed lighting, a wood-burning fireplace and built-in cabinets.

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The homes at 221 and 223 11th St. SE have been renovated by local builders J.D. Schmidt and Jesse Connell. They are priced from $1,250,000 to $1,350,000.

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The kitchen in the Berkley model at the Duke in Old Town Alexandria has a breakfast bar. The Berkley flat has 1,557 square feet and is priced from $654,990 to $667,810. Three-level town homes also are available.

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A bank has foreclosed on this home in Palo Alto, Calif. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Philippines workers try to arrange a tarpaulin Wednesday from a billboard that collapsed on top of a house south of Manila due to strong winds from Typhoon Conson. (Associated Press)

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Residents push a stalled passenger "jeepney" Wednesday just hours after a typhoon blew through Manila and other provinces in the Philippines. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year, called Conson, had barreled toward the country's east coast Tuesday, prompting flight and ferry cancellations, school closures and warnings of floods and landslides. (Associated Press)

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Residents wade through a flooded street in Las Pinas, Philippines, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, hours after typhoon Conson lashed Manila and nearby areas. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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A Muslim Filipino fixes the roof of his shanty after strong winds from typhoon Conson tore down several shanties around a mosque in Manila on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The first typhoon to lash the Philippines this year killed at least 26 people and left some 38 others missing. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Workers place a makeshift bridge on one of the beams of a collapsed crane brought down by strong winds from typhoon Conson on the South Luzon Expressway in suburban Manila on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Filipinos try to arrange a tarpaulin from a billboard that collapsed on top of a house because of strong winds from typhoon Conson in Muntinlupa, Philippines, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The first typhoon to lash the Philippines this year killed at least 26 people and left at least 38 others missing. No one was injured during this incident. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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A barefoot mother pushes a tricycle with her children on board as they look for a dry place to spend the night after their shanty collapsed in the onslaught of typhoon Conson on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Taytay township, Rizal province, east of Manila. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Residents wade through a flooded street in Las Pinas, Philippines, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, hours after typhoon Conson lashed the Manila area and other provinces. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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A worker walks past damage brought by strong winds from typhoon Conson at a roof-deck basketball court in suburban Manila on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Residents fix their shanties along a coastal road after typhoon Conson hit Las Pinas, Philippines, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Residents fix their shanties along a coastal road after typhoon Conson hit Las Pinas, Philippines, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Residents push a stalled passenger jeepney in Las Pinas, Philippines, hours after typhoon Conson lashed Manila and other provinces on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Residents of Las Pinas, Philippines, south of Manila, wade through a flooded street after typhoon Conson hit the country on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The Philippines' first typhoon of the year prompted flight and ferry cancellations, school closures, and warnings of floods and landslides. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Residents wade through a flooded street at Las Pinas, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, hours after typhoon Conson lashed through Manila and other provinces in the Philippines. The first typhoon to lash the Philippines this year has toppled trees and power lines, causing widespread blackouts, canceling flights, classes and suspending work in some government offices. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Vessels monitor oil burning near the Deepwater Horizon spill on Tuesday. BP officials placed a containment cap over the leak, hoping the oil flow will slow, and said BP will begin gradual tests to see if the cap can stop oil from spewing into the sea. (Associated Press)