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The main level of the Lindenhurst model has a family room with a gas fireplace adjacent to the kitchen and breakfast area. Upstairs are three bedrooms and two full baths.

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Water from Rangsit canal overflows in an area in Pathum Thani province, central Thailand, on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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Political indicators? "Flip flops" are the most popular Mitt Romney merchandise at online retailer Cafe Press, while positive-theme Herman Cain wearables are best-sellers. (Cafe Press)

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President Obama greets people outside the Reid's House Restaurant in Reidsville, N.C., on Oct. 18, 2011. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act. (Associated Press)

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President Obama greets people outside the Reid's House Restaurant in Reidsville, N.C., on Oct. 18, 2011. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act. (Associated Press)

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Business people, taking a break during their lunch hour on Monday, look at tents put up by protesters from the "Occupy London Stock Exchange" group as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St. Paul's Cathedral near the London Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)

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This aerial view of shows Griffith Stadium circa 1941. The 1924 Washington Senators won the World Series playing in the ballpark. (CULTURAL TOURISM DC)

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Washington Redskins London Fletcher (59) pulls Philadelphia Eagles Dion Lewis down before he could break the plane of the endzone during the first quarter. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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President Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Standing under an image of her father, Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Bernice King speaks at the dedication of the memorial to him in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Dawn Covington takes a group photo of students from the Career Academy in Baltimore on Thursday as they gather around the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on the Mall. Hurricane Irene in August forced postponement of its dedication, which will take place on Sunday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A well-wisher places flowers Thursday in front of the salon in Seal Beach, Calif., where eight people were fatally shot the day before. (Associated Press)

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Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Jack Black (from left) put aside everything else to travel while they try to spot the most number of bird species in a year in "The Big Year." The film is based on the book by Mark Obmascik. (Twentieth Century Fox via Associated Press)

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Photo courtesy of Virgil Ocampo If space is not an issue, a virtual golf course could be installed to create the ultimate man cave.

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The Fairgate model offers buyers the option of a family room with an adjacent center-island kitchen or a country kitchen. Standard features include hardwood flooring in the foyer, kitchen and powder room.

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The center-island kitchen in the Fairgate model has 42-inch oak cabinets and granite counters. The Fairgate is base-priced from $399,990.

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The home at 9300 Colesville Road in Silver Spring's North Hills community is on the market for $1,299,000. It was built in 1929 and served as the residence and professional office for a doctor.

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Representatives from the Italian Embassy present a wreath before the Columbus Memorial statue during a Columbus Day celebration and wreath presentation at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Lauren Bieber and Mike Mull, both from Philadelphia, sit next to a haiku they wrote on the sidewalk near City Hall on Sunday in Philadelphia. Organizers of what is being called Occupy Philadelphia say the demonstration is meant to be a stand against corporate greed. (Associated Press)