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Princess Anne of Britain holds the torch with the Olympic Flame during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame in Panathenian stadium in Athens on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to cover about 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) on its progress over many parts of England to start the games. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while speaking May 17, 2012, to reporters on the tarmac after arriving in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Associated Press)

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People swim in the Mediterranean Sea as blue beach umbrellas provide shade from the sun along the beach in Nice, southeastern France. (Associated Press)

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A towel with Akira-Li's name on it sits next to her picture in the New York home of Sharon Brooks, 56, who also bought other things for the child she hoped to adopt from Vietnam. But after 3 1/2 years of waiting because the U.S. froze adoptions there amid fraud concerns, Ms. Brooks (below) learned the girl would instead be adopted by a Vietnamese family. (Associated Press)

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Chicken is slathered with mustard, white wine, and a scallion sauce that bakes during roasting. This French chicken dish take 90 minutes to prepare from start to finish. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Actor Nick Stahl attends a Cinema Society screening of "Sleepwalking" at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, in this March 11, 2008, file photo taken in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

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The Sutton model features a kitchen and breakfast area that's open to the family room. The center-island kitchen features granite counters and hardwood flooring.

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The contemporary-style home at 2130 Cathedral Ave. NW in the District's Woodley Park neighborhood is on the market for $1,795,000. The glass-filled home has three bedrooms and three full baths over three levels.

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The two-story living room has a wood-burning fireplace that is flanked by sliding glass doors that lead to the curving front terrace.

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The master bedroom has a wall of glass, a flat-screen TV concealed behind a mirror and a wood-burning fireplace flanked by floor-to-ceiling shelves.

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The former Bella Vista restaurant overlooking the Potomac River in Rosslyn has been converted into eight co-op units known as the Vistas at River Place South. All eight homes have high ceilings and walls of windows that frame river and city views.

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Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind) is joined by 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Meb Keflezighi (#4000) as they make their way to the finish line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) crosses the finish line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) crosses the finish line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Phyllis Diamond with the team "The Print Slugs" makes her way across the finish line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Runners make their way to the finish line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Runners take off from the starting line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)