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In this book cover image released by Riverhead Books, "When the Thrill is Gone" by Walter Mosley, is shown. (AP Photo/Riverhead)
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People take photographs of the new "History of Emancipation: Special Field Orders No. 15" historical marker on Friday in Savannah, Ga. (Associated Press)
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A man drinks coffee outside of the state Capitol on Thursday in Madison, Wis., as campers wake up after spending the night. Demonstrators are in their 16th day of protests. (Associated Press)
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Look to the back of the Captain Wonder 3D comic book to see some of Philip Tans illustrations not muddled by the 3D process.
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Van Metre Homes is building 3,100 town homes at Stone Ridge in Aldie. The homes have 2,562 to 2,608 finished square feet, with base prices from $348,990 to $359,990.
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The Astoria model features a center-island kitchen open to the family room on the main level with three bedrooms and two full baths upstairs.
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The three-bedroom Astoria model at Stone Ridge is an end-unit town home with 2,562 square feet. It is priced from $359,990.
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The Colonial-style home at 4618 Warren St. NW in the American University Park neighborhood is on the market for $1,049,000. The 1939 home was expanded in 2004.
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The kitchen features professional-grade stainless steel appliances, Mission-style cherry cabinets, black granite counters and a walk-in pantry.
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The kitchen has a center-island cooktop, a second island with a breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and granite counters.
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The Colorado model's main level features a center-island kitchen with a breakfast area and a walk-in pantry. Upstairs are four bedrooms, each with at least one walk-in closet.
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Jordan's King Abdullah II, in an image made available by the Jordanian Royal Court, waves to crowds who throng the streets of Mazar Shamali, 80 miles north of Amman, to greet the monarch on Tuesday. The king appears to be almost universally popular in Jordan. (Associated Press)
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Laborers offload bags of coconut powder in January at Hamriyeh port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The goods were scheduled to be loaded onto a container ship for export to Iran. (Associated Press)
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A visitor looks at a 1st century AD gold crown from the tomb of a nomadic woman in the Tillya Tepe archaeological site in northern Afghanistan, on display in an exhibition 'Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World' at the British Museum in London, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The exhibition is showcasing over 200 objects belonging to the National Museum of Afghanistan which is currently undergoing reconstruction and accompanied by selected items from the British Museum. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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Jane Russell performs at the Radisson Hotel in Santa Maria, Calif., in 2005. Miss Russell, the stunning star of films in the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday at age 89. (Associated Press/The Santa Maria Times, Aaron Lambert)
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Cuban chef Inti Langaney prepares vegetarian food at the eco-restaurant El Romero in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, last month. Located in the Las Terrazas natural reserve about 50 miles east of Havana, El Romero goes beyond garden-variety vegetables, spinning forgotten and little-known plants into delectable dishes. (Associated Press)
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Chef Langaney cooks vegetarian food using solar energy at El Romero last month. On its extensive menu: ceviche made from the stems of lily pads that grow wild, yucca and sweet potato "meatballs," pumpkin flower-paste crepes, sauteed prickly pear cactus with aromatic herbs. (Associated Press)
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Mariela Ducase checks lettuce at an organic farm in San Antonio de los Banos on New Year's Day. During the height of the winter growing season, the selection at state-run vegetable markets is largely limited to lettuce and cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers and a variety of tubers. (Associated Press)
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Cuban chef Alfredo Varela prepares Super Romero, a vegetarian dish at El Romero last month. El Romero charges its Cuban clients just a fraction of the menu's list price. Still, despite its success, 90 percent of El Romero's clients remain foreigners, mostly tourists from Britain, Germany and Holland. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Frank Buckles receives an American flag during Memorial Day activities at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo., in 2008. Mr. Buckles, the last U.S. doughboy from the Great War, died on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, of natural causes at his home in Charles Town, W.Va. (Associated Press)
