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Kai-Chen Chang plays in her match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Mardy Fish plays in his match against Ricardas Berankis at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Mardy Fish plays in his match against Ricardas Berankis at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Vania King plays in her match against Coco Vandeweghe at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Vania King plays in her match against Coco Vandeweghe at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Coco Vandeweghe plays in her match against Vania King at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Kevin Anderson celebrates after defeating Florent Serra at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Vania King plays in her match against Coco Vandeweghe at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Monday, July 31, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Ryan Homes is building town homes and condominiums at the Villages at Dakota Crossing in the District, located on Fort Lincoln Drive Northeast. The homes have 1,200 to 2,218 finished square feet, with base prices from $289,990 to $424,990.

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Enhancing a home’s curb appeal does not have to mean undertaking a large project such as replacing siding. Bethesda Architect David Benton revamped the front of his home by replacing a solid wood front door with a glass door and adding new gutters and a new portico entrance.

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Architect David Benton removed the metal trellis detail when revamping the entry to his split-level home. He also added a new portico entrance.

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The estate at 659 Rock Cove Lane in Severna Park, Md. is on the market for $6,500,000. The five-bedroom home, built in 1996, offers 10,290 square feet of living space.

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The enclosed patio holds a 10-by-40-foot lap pool with a retractable cover that can be used year-round.

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House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, speaks Aug. 1, 2012, during a breakfast held by the Christian Science Monitor at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Michael Bonfigli/Special to the Christian Science Monitor)