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Billy Hurley III waves to the crowd after hitting a chip shot on the sixth hole at Congressional Country Club during first round play of the AT&T National golf tournament, Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Davis Love III, center, waves to the crowd after sinking his putt as Dustin Johnson, left, sets up to putt on the eighth hole on the first day of the AT&T National golf tournament held at Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Tiger Woods tees off June 28, 2012, on the first hole in the opening round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Britain's David Beckham holds the Olympic torch during the May 18, 2012, ceremony at RNAS Culdrose, in Cornwall, England, to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame to Britain from Greece. (Associated Press)

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The Truman model has an octagonal family room that is open to the center-island kitchen and breakfast area.

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The Kiawah model at the Peninsula on the Indian River has 2,507 square feet and is priced from $339,900. This model has a main-level master suite, two upper-level bedrooms, two full baths and a powder room.

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The kitchen, which was renovated last year, has hardwood flooring, granite counters, maple cabinets and a distinctive tile backsplash.

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The home at 2947 Macomb St. NW in the District's Cleveland Park neighborhood is on the market for $1,350,000. The home, built in 1916, has been expanded and renovated over the years so it is now almost double the size of the original home. It has four bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room.

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At the back of the house, the owner bumped out a narrow room to create a two-story great room with a wall of windows and a cathedral ceiling.

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** FILE ** Maryland restaurant customers will soon have the option of bringing their own wine for their meals. (The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In this June, 27, 2012, file photo, supporters of a war memorial cross at the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego are not giving up in their fight to keep the 58-year-old monument right where it is in the face of an adverse ruling from a federal appeals court. (Associated Press)

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The container ship Ville D'Aquarius is docked at the Port Newark Container Terminal in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The U.S. Coast Guard suspects that stowaways may be in one of the containers on the ship. (AP Photo/The Jersey Journal, Reena Rose Sibayan)