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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Flood waters from the Mississippi River encroach on Mud Island and parts of downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Monday. The Mississippi crept toward the highest level ever in the river city, flooding pockets of low-lying neighborhoods.

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@Subhead.frcd.22:"I don't want advisers. I want people on the street. What I want is 'go out, and bust some heads.'" ." @PullQuoteSig:-Quintana Roo Public Security Secretary Carlos Bibiano Villa Castillo

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A couple relax on a beach in the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, which, for economic reasons, has announced plans to jump forward in time by one day by switching to the west side of the international date line. (AP Photo/Samoa Tourist Authority, D. Kirkland)

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Vice President Biden greets President Obama upon his arrival Friday at Fort Campbell, Ky. The two came to Fort Campbell to address soldiers who have recently returned from Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

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The rising waters of Lake Ferguson flood the Greenville Yacht Club on Thursday and are forcing the evacuation of its neighbor the Lighthouse Point Casino, in Greenville, Miss. (Associated Press)

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SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson consult during the filming of "The Beaver."

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The home at 3316 Rowland Place NW in Cleveland Park is on the market for $1,495,000. Built in 1930, the home has four bedrooms, four full baths and a powder room over four finished levels.

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The main level of the Monroe model features formal living and dining rooms, a library, and a center-island kitchen. Upstairs, the master suite has two walk-in closets. Three more bedrooms and a second full bath complete the level

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The Monroe model at Brinkley Manor features a center-island kitchen that opens to a breakfast area and includes a walk-in pantry. Buyers can add a butler's pantry between the kitchen and dining room.

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Nadia Subaran, owner of Aidan Design in Bethesda, paired pumpkin-colored walls with dark cherry cabinets in a kitchen recently.

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President Obama and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (right) meet Thursday with firefighters and first responders at Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 before visiting the National Sept. 11 Memorial at Ground Zero in New York. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, under construction, is seen here May 3, 2011, at the World Trade Center site in New York. (Associated Press)

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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES England's Prince Charles greets onlookers as he tours Common Good City Farm in Northwest on Tuesday. The mission of the farm is to build awareness of healthy, local, sustainable food systems.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Getting to know them, and them you, matters," said former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who started Tuesday in Ames, Iowa, meeting residents at a Pizza Ranch restaurant for breakfast.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHNGTON TIMES Liam LaCivita, executive chief of Lyon Hall restaurant in Arlington, grills half-smokes on the rooftop terrace of Domaso Restaurant during the Top Dog Half-Smoke Challenge on Sunday. He braised short ribs and used a mustard made with beer from a local brewer for his half-smokes.

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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Dennis Marron, head chef at Jackson 20 Restaurant, serves a hickory-smoked half-smoke to a patron on the rooftop terrace of Domaso Restaurant. The winning entry in the friendly competition was Firefly restaurant on Dupont Circle with its fennel sausage and half-smoke bacon chili entry.