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The Branford model has a great room, a morning room and a formal dining room on the main level and a luxurious master suite upstairs with two walk-in closets and a spacious bath with a soaking tub and separate shower. Buyers can add a finished loft with a bedroom, a full bath and an open loft space.

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The home at 2710 Daniel Road in Chevy Chase's Ridgewood Village community is on the market for $1,399,000. The home, built in 1969, has six bedrooms, four full baths and two half baths.

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Although they are more expensive than halogen under-cabinet lighting, LED lights , which are cool to the touch, won't heat up the underside of kitchen cabinets.

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Jeff Lim-Sharpe, of La Plata, Md., lets go of his club in frustration after an errant tee shot on the last hole during the U.S. Open local qualifying tournament at Worthington Manor Golf Club, in Urbana, Md. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Farmers work as floodwaters from the Mississippi River creep across their fields Tuesday in Natchez, Miss. The Coast Guard said it closed the river at the port in Natchez because barge traffic could increase pressure on levees already burdened by heavy river flow. (Associated Press)

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rows of slot machines line the casino floor at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. Some see a direct connection between the state's approval of slot machines in 1994 and the rejuvenation of the state's breeding industry.

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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Maryland tracks, including Pimlico, are aging facilities unable to reap the financial benefits provided by slot machines and casinos. Neighboring states, meanwhile, have developed glitzy casinos at their now-sparkling tracks.

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Queen Elizabeth II signs the visitor's book at Aras An Uachtarain, the Irish president's residence in Phoenix Park in Dublin on Tuesday. Irish President Mary McAleese; her husband, Dr. Martin McAleese (left); and Prince Philip look on. Politicians on both side of the Irish Sea have described the four-day event as momentous.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jeff Lim-Sharpe, of La Plata, Md., lets go of his club in frustration after an errant tee shot on the last hole during the U.S. Open local qualifying tournament at Worthington Manor Golf Club, in Urbana, Md.

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Capt. Jack Sparrow stars in Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Rows of slot machines line the casino floor at Charles Town Races in West Virginia, Wednesday, April 19, 2006. ( Peter Lockley / The Washington TImes )

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Joe Stumpf, 54, lifts weights during a workout designed to mirror a Navy SEAL training regimen at the SEALFIT exercise center in Encinitas, Calif. "If you really want to find out what's happening in Afghanistan ... you can come here and get a taste," he said.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Men race walk through traffic carrying kettlebells as part of a workout designed to mirror Navy SEAL training at the SEALFIT exercise center in Encinitas, Calif. Since a SEAL team's takedown of Osama bin Laden, interest is growing in fitness programs run by former members of the elite force.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS The Moroccan-inspired domes and sign of the Sahara hotel and casino stand out on the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, when it closed in its 59th year of operation. Some of the biggest names in show business played, stayed and entertained at the Sahara. The future of the site is unknown.

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John Harrington sits Monday in the back yard of his friend's house as he watches the rising waters of the Atchafalaya River approach the property in Melville, La. (Associated Press)

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A monogrammed walking stick from St. Petersburg, circa 1780, was among the Russian pieces that were to be displayed.

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The Go-Go's are going on tour this summer and releasing a 30th anniversary edition of the album "Beauty and the Beat."

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Space shuttle Endeavour leaves a smoke trail as it flies off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Donnelly)

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Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire at them during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Leb(...)

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