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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray is seen in the reflection of a mirror as he offers remarks during his biweekly press briefing at the Hillcrest Recreation Center in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Adding eggnog to the ingredients brings out more of the clean vanilla taste of the simple snickerdoodle, a holiday classic. (Associated Press)

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A gambling school student (top) practices on a blackjack table in Macau as others (above) learn how to run roulette games. Their school, the Gaming Teaching and Research Center within the Macau Polytechnic Institute, maintains the biggest mock casino in Asia. Macao has become the world’s biggest gambling market, and the demand for casino workers has driven unemployment down to 2 percent. Along with the benefits, however, have come a lopsided economy, soaring property prices and what many see as the erosion of traditional community values. (Associated Press)

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The home at 4514 Chestnut St. in Bethesda, newly built by Crescendo Builders, is on the market for $1,350,000. The home has a custom-designed wood front door and HardiPlank siding. It has five bedrooms, four full baths and a powder room.

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The home’s renovated kitchen has stainless steel appliances, granite counters, recessed lighting, white cabinets and a window above the sink.

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The living room has hardwood flooring, a wood-burning fireplace, multiple windows and low walls with columns leading into the dining room.

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The home at 3641 Vacation Lane in Arlington’s Lee Heights community is on the market for $1,079,900. The five-bedroom home, built in 1952, has approximately 3,445 square feet.

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Angela Winters (center) of Schenectady, N.Y., talks with a recruiter during a job fair at the Marriott Hotel in Colonie, N.Y., on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses explains his design for the nearly 300-pound gingerbread house of the White House, on display in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The house features Bo, the Obama family dog, left, a vegetable garden and views inside the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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The White House vegetable garden is replicated as part of the nearly 300-pound gingerbread house of the White House, on display in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The White House gingerbread house has been a tradition since the 1960s. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)