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Andre Rivera, 6, from Puerto Rico, stops in front of a misting fan at the Fort Worth Stockyards. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Max Faulkner) MAGS OUT

People stand on the side of the road as emergency vehicles in a funeral processional for Brownwood firefighter Lt. Shannon Stone make their way down the road in Brownwood, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Conroe, Texas, firefighter Lt. Greg Nesom carries the helmet of Lt. Shannon Stone as he leads the casket from the church after Monday's funeral service. Lt. Stone was with the Brownwood Fire Department since 1993. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta reaches for packets of mustard and relish as he takes a hot dog for lunch during his visit to Camp Victory in Baghdad on Monday, July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)

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Damaged tables and chairs are among the debris strewn outside a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, on July 12, 2010, after an explosion the day before. Simultaneous al-Shabab-linked blasts tore through crowds watching the World Cup final at a rugby club and the restaurant, killing 78. (Associated Press0

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In this June 15, 2011 photo, an empty park bench and rusting pipe sit near the swimming pool at the Inlet House, in Fort Pierce, Fla. The complex was an affordable place that the 55-and-older set aspired to. But now the Homeowner's association has levied a $6,000 assessment on every homeowner and then foreclosed on seniors who did not owe the bank a dime but could not afford the association bill. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

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A guest looks at a chest of silverware on display during a repatriation ceremony of Iraqi antiquities at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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B&H BOOKS Sen. Jim DeMint says the U.S. is in for the "fight of its life" in a new book inspired by changes in the nation - and himself - since the 2008 elections.

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Antipasti doesn't have to be a selection of cheeses and cured meats when summer offers up a harvest of colorful vegetables. (Associated Press)

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Sierra Schreiner prepares an iced coffee at Cafe Madeleine in San Francisco. Iced coffee drinks on today's coffee shop menus involve more than just 'regular coffee on the rocks.' (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Sierra Schreiner prepares an iced coffee April 27 at Cafe Madeleine in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

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The Henley model has 4,850 square feet and is priced from $1,046,995. It has a split curving staircase that leads to a gallery overlooking the two-story foyer and family room.

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Ridge Cabinet Co. in Mount Airy offers maintenance-free vinyl play sets. Sales consultant Karen Franklin said families are looking for sets that keep kids active and include slides, rock walls and other climbing elements.

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The dining room has a fireplace, decorative radiator covers, a bow window and a dumbwaiter linked to the kitchen.

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The Piedmont model at Hopewell's Landing has a center-island kitchen that opens to the adjacent breakfast area and the family room.

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Old Glory

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A 10-foot bronze statue of Ronald Reagan unveiled July 4 in London as a 2012 Republican presidential candidate? One headline would have it so. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Embassy, London)

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** FILE ** Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin waves during the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Restaurant patrons, from left, Mary Wilbanks, Lindsay Ingram and Mince Duncan, react to the not guilty verdict in Casey Anthony murder trial in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday, July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Daytona Beach News-Journal, Nigel Cook)

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Cleanup crews work to collect oil from alongside the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont., on July 4, 2011. An ExxonMobil pipeline near Laurel ruptured and spilled an estimated 1,000 barrels of crude into the Yellowstone. (Associated Press)