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The family room has a wood-burning fireplace with a stone hearth and surround. Above the fireplace is a felevision that can be hidden from view.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Mr. Banderas and Miss Hayek pose atop a giant pair of boots while promoting their new film, "Puss in Boots," at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. DreamWorks showed off 15 minutes of the animated 3-D movie, a spin-off of the popular "Shrek" franchise.
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The unveiling Wednesday of 12 bronze animal heads by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of London's Somerset House is part of a global reaction to the artist's arrest. The heads represent the Chinese zodiac. (Associated Press)
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Inmates fill sand bags for residents in Butte LaRose, La., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in advance of possible flooding brought on by the planned opening of the Morganza Spillway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received permission to open the Old River Control Structure north of Baton Rouge, which will divert water from the Mississippi River into the spillway in order to alleviate pressure on river levees. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA L. SALISBURY / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Metro officials (above, from left) Bob Golden, Jack Requa and Richard Sarles ride Tuesday on a new Xcelsior XDE40 bus while Robert Miles (below) drives. The new hybrid-electric models are about two feet shorter and 3,000 pounds lighter than existing Metro buses but can seat several more people.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Cars stand submerged in overflow water from the Wolf River on McMiller Road in Memphis, Tenn. After weeks of rising to historic levels, the Mississippi River reached a crest just shy of the forecasted 48 feet at the Memphis gauge.
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**FILE** President Obama speaks May 10, 2011, about immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas, during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border. (Associated Press)
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A concrete truck is submerged in Memphis, Tenn., where residents are waiting for the Mississippi River to reach its peak by early Tuesday. City officials expressed confidence the levees will hold. Elvis Presley's Graceland estate is safe.
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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)
