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**FILE** A tourist couple walks Dec. 8, 2010, in the shallow waters at a closed beach in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. (Associated Press)
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Workers prepare for lunch Dec. 7, 2011, in the kitchen at the Palio D'Asti restaurant in San Francisco. (Associated Press)
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Historian and school teacher Eleni Nikolaidou provides tips on frugal living in ''Starvation Recipes,'' a book targeted toward the millions Greeks who have found themselves in an new age of hardship. (Associated Press)
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The renovated kitchen has granite counters, stainless steel appliances, gas cooking and a pressed-tin backsplash.
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The Roosevelt model at Waverly Overlook includes a center-island kitchen with an adjacent breakfast area that opens to the family room.
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Jefferson Island, a 20-acre island in the Chesapeake Bay, is on the market for $3,950,000. The five-bedroom house on the island can be upgraded to a year-round home. There is also a three-bedroom guest house.
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Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, left, and team president David Samson chat as they walk through the lobby of the hotel hosting Major League Baseball's winter meetings in Dallas, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**
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A Japanese dive bomber goes into its last dive as it heads toward the ground in flames after it was hit by Naval anti-aircraft fire during surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo)
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GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, now the front-runner, addresses a tea party rally Saturday in Staten Island, N.Y. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Bikers in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally ride across Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. In Michigan, the repeal of the helmet law is gaining traction. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The chance to visit an underwater Santa Claus comes this Sunday (Dec. 4) at the Olney Swim Center. In exchange for bringing $5 worth of canned goods to the swim center, kiddies will get a short lesson in scuba and a chance to pose for a picture with an underwater Santa.
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The home at 9206 Belmart Road in Potomac Falls is on the market for $3,995,000. The home sits on a double lot of 3.3 acres and has an elegant circular cobblestone drive.
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The front walkway leads into a grand reception hall with terra-cotta tile flooring, a chandelier and recessed lighting.
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The kitchen and breakfast room have been renovated. The kitchen features granite counters, wood and glass-paneled cabinets, stainless steel appliances and under cabinet lighting.
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Jeff Akseizer with McLean's Akseizer Design Group suggests a distinctive door knocker or an urn to give a home some instant curb appeal.
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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)
