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Jeff Akseizer with McLean's Akseizer Design Group suggests using a distinctive door knocker or an urn to give a home somestylish curb appeal.

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George Edens, of Mount Airy, Md., shows off a medium-size blue catfish caught near Fort Washington Light. Fort Washington is run by the National Park Service. (Gene Mueller/The Washington Times)

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Adam Hill takes down his tent at the Occupy Philadelphia encampment at City Hall on Monday. Dozens of Occupy Philadelphia protesters planned to try to hold down their encampment outside City Hall on Monday, a day after a city-imposed deadline. (Associated Press)

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Nineteenth century models of heads of a Botoduco man are shown at the Quai Branly museum in Paris. Zulus were put on display at Buckingham Palace. Paris' Jardin d'Acclimatation, today one of the French capital's most popular amusement parks, once hosted human "zoos." (Associated Press)

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Fans who fondly recall CNBC analyst Rick Santelli's on-camera outburst in 2009 declaring the dawn of a "Chicago tea party" now want him to run for president. (draftsantelliforpresident2012.com)

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Sen. Mike Lee (right) of Utah confers with fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during a recent meeting of the Tea Party Debt Commission. The two lawmakers were elected in 2010 with help from the tea party. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Charles Frazier, the author of "Nightwoods" and "Cold Mountain," spends time in the record store of his friend, musician Jack White, in Nashville, Tenn. Like the written word, music is a big part of Frazier's life. He has begun assembling a soundtrack to give him inspiration for his next book. (Associated Press)

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Occupy San Francisco protesters are served a turkey dinner provided by Glide Memorial Church at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco on Nov. 24, 2011. (Associated Press)

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A shopper walks to his car Nov. 24, 2011, after purchasing a bike at Walmart in Butler Plaza in Gainesville, Fla. Walmart opened stores on Thursday. (Associated Press/The Gainesville Sun)

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Wanda King, of Hyattsville, Md., attaches a mannequin's hand at the Gap's Georgetown store as shops open for business on Thanksgiving day in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 24, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Volunteer Emmy Ridings, 8, wheels a dessert cart through the Salvation Army Community Thanksgiving dinner at the First Presbyterian Church in Winchester, Va., Thursday Nov. 24, 2011. Nearly 1,000 meals were served during the dinner. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Scott Mason)

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, helps serve Thanksgiving dinner to guests at St. Matthew's House homeless shelter in Naples, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. St. Matthew's House officials estimate feeding nearly 7,000 people for the Thanksgiving holiday through their turkey and grocery give-away and the sit-down dinner on Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Tristan Spinski) FORT MYERS OUT; MAGS OUT; NO ADS; MANDATORY CREDIT