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Kelly Caldwell, center, of Washington, D.C., walks with her son Fionn, 4, behind her husband Chris through the National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 25, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in "Star Wars" (Lucasfilm Ltd./Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

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Five years or so ago, wine was mostly limited to customers occupying the premium seats at ballparks. But these days it's more likely to be in the main concourse, such as at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Red wine sales peak during the cooler month of October. (Associated Press)

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A fan looks over the selections at a wine bar at AT&T Park, home of baseball's San Francisco Giants. Wine is an option at many of the nation's ballparks. (Associated Press)

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Rookie center Cody Eakin, though offensively gifted, could fit in nicely on the penalty-killing unit should he be included on the Capitals' opening-night roster. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Honey-thyme glazed chicken is paired with cider gravy and baby spinach salad .The recipe has a sweet autumnal flavor that can be tailored to the preparer's region by using a local wildflower honey and a cider made with heirloom apples.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Honey-thyme glazed chicken is paired with cider gravy and baby spinach salad .The recipe has a sweet autumnal flavor that can be tailored to the preparer's region by using a local wildflower honey and a cider made with heirloom apples.

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The home at 3001 Westbrook Lane in Bowie is on the market for $2,500,000. Built in 2008, the home has six bedrooms and six full baths.

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The Tuscany villa model includes a kitchen, a great room and a separate dining room on the main level, with a private courtyard at the front of each home. Upstairs are three bedrooms and two or three full baths.

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Steuart-Kret Homes is building 44 villas at the Delight at Fairwood in Bowie. The homes have 1,942 finished square feet, with base prices from $305,900.

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K. Hovnanian Homes is offering single-family homes in its active-adult community in Middletown, Del., Four Seasons at Silver Maple.. The homes, which are pre-construction priced at $219,990 to $309,990, will have two to four bedrooms, two to four baths and 1,251 to 5,400 finished square feet.

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a crowd during a Labor Day pancake breakfast on Sept. 5, 2011 in Manchester, N.H. (Associated Press)

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Soldiers and police block off a main road near a busy shopping mall in Veracruz, Mexico, where suspected drug traffickers dumped 35 bodies under an overpass during rush hour as gunmen stood guard. (Associated Press)

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Jim Courier won four Grand Slam titles - two each in the Australian Open and French Open. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Uzbek emergency workers and volunteers pass traditional flat bread to ethnic Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan near the Uzbek village of Jalal-Kuduk on June 14, 2010. (Associated Press)

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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO A sample "wheel tax" windshield sticker shows where advertising would go if the city adopts a proposal to solicit advertisements for the required stickers.

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GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Morgan Watkins, an official with Guide Dogs for the Blind, depends on his helpmate dog, Will. Guide dogs and their handlers undergo intense training on how to deal with distractions and crowded environments.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (right) is greeted by legislator and activist Hanan Ashrawi (left) as he arrives at his hotel in New York on Sept. 19, 2011, to attend the 66th General Assembly session of United Nations, which begins Sept. 20. (Associated Press)

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In Vilnius, a giant basketball dwarfs cars and people in a large open square in the city's ancient old town. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators sit and hold a sign of protest as workmen put up fencing at the Dale Farm site occupied by Irish Travelers east of London. On Monday, more than 200 people are to be evicted from the site. (Associated Press)