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U.N. observers, led by Moroccan Col. Ahmed Himmiche (left), leave the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Syria, on April 16, 2012. (Associated Press)

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A visitor studies "The Raft of the Medusa" by Theodore Gericault with the help of the new audio guide at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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The new audio guide for the Louvre museum is available in seven languages and comes with a headset. It costs $6.50 on top of the museum's standard admission. (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves upon his arrival for the official group photo at the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

President Obama (right) shakes hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a dinner at the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, on Saturday, April 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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President Obama waves upon arrival in Cartagena, Colombia, on Friday, April 13, 2012, to attend the sixth Summit of the Americas. At right is Michael McKinley, U.S. ambassador to Colombia. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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President Barack Obama waves upon arrival to Cartagena, Colombia, Friday April 13, 2012. Obama is in Cartagena to attend the sixth Summit of the Americas. At right is U.S. ambassador to Colombia Michael McKinley. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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Colt Knost watches his drive from the 13th tee during the second round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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President Obama speaks April 13, 2012, at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., about trade with Latin America before heading to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas. (Associated Press)

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The nimble Republican National Committee already has replied to insults delivered to Ann Romney with a timely travel mug. (Image courtesy of the Republican National Committee)

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The kitchen in units 404 and 405 in Watergate South features granite counters, a center island with a breakfast bar, custom-designed cabinets and a coffered ceiling.

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Both models at Linton at Bellenger Crossing feature 42-inch oak cabinets and a pantry in the kitchen.

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A hallway off the kitchen leads to the screened porch, a three-season space with garden and nature views.

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The home at 11928 Bennett Road in Oak Hill has four bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room spread over three finished levels. Built in 1974, the home is on the market for $650,000.

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Photos courtesy of Robert Radifera Susan Nelson designed a room for a teenage girl who has some sophisticated tastes, but still likes to keep some elements of her childhood near. She established the room's color palette with her choice of wallpaper.

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Designer Annette Hannon transformed a bland parlor in the DC Design House by adding architectural details.

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Photos courtesy of Robert Radifera Sharon Kleinman, ownerr of Traditions in Potomac, used the view from the master bedroom windows as her inspiration for the room she designed in the 2012 DC Design House. The house opens to the public on Saturday.

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The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C., is seen in this photograph on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Images of art work from the museum are among more than 30,000 from art museums worldwide now available for viewing on the Internet through the Google Art Project. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

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Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (37), Tyler Seguin (19) and Brad Marchand (63) figure to be just a few of the forwards who could give the Washington Capitals fits in their first-round series that begins Thursday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)