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A police officer walks by someone sleeping at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, on the ninth day of protests against Gov. Scott Walker's plan to strip public sector workers of nearly all of their bargaining rights. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

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The Iranian navy frigate IS Alvand passes through the Suez Canal at Ismailia, Egypt, on Tuesday, accompanied by the supply ship IS Kharg (not pictured) en route to Syria on a training mission. (Associated Press)

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The Washington Nationals are known to be interested in adding another top-tier starter through free agency. They'd prefer it be a southpaw. C.J. Wilson is under consideration, but will his price tag make the Nationals better fits for Mark Buehrle or even right-hander Roy Oswalt? (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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Sen. Scott Brown starts a 16-city book tour this week, promoting "Against All Odds," his memoir revealing his own childhood abuse and hardship. (Harper Collins)

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Aaron Baddeley waves as he leaves the fourth green in the final round of the Northern Trust Open PGA golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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Trevor Bayne celebrates Sunday after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Associated Press)

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In a Feb. 18, 2011 photo, a pedestrian smokes in the pedestrian plaza near Times Square in New York. The City Council has passed a ban on smoking in parks, beaches and public plazas which goes into effect this summer. But some New Yorkers wonder whether the city's plan to make 14 miles of beaches and over 1,800 parks smoke-free is too intrusive on individual liberties and another sign of a creeping "nanny" government that already warns about eating too much salt, sugar and trans-fats. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Brian Scott spins through the grass during practice for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Topper)

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White House pastry chef Bill Yosses exchanges his white apron for a bow tie Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, to tell scientists in Washington how chefs are changing perceptions of tastes during an American Association for the Advancement of Science presentation on the science of taste. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Congressmen walk down the steps of the House of Representatives as they work throughout the night on a spending bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Constructed with more than 70 percent high-tensile-strength steel to enhance structural strength without adding a lot of weight, the Kia-engineered body achieves high torsional stiffness, benefiting handling, ride quality and refinement.

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The Redmund model has a formal living room at the front of the house adjacent to the dining room with a coffered ceiling.

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The renovated kitchen has concrete counters and custom-designed cherry cabinets. The custom-designed dining table will convey.

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The Riley town home has three finished levels with separate living and dining rooms on the main level and an open family room and center-island kitchen with a breakfast area. Upstairs are three bedrooms and two full baths.

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K. Hovnanian is building 124 town-home-style condominiums at the Residences at Dulles Parkway Center in Ashburn. The homes have 1,596 to 2,689 finished square feet, with base prices from $291,990 to $336,990.

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The Dylan model's main level features an open living room and dining room, a family room and a center-island kitchen with a pantry. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two full baths and a laundry room.

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In this November 2010 photo, cruise boats make their way in Ha Long Bay near the Vietnam-China border in the Gulf of Tonkin. Early Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, an overnight boat packed with sleeping tourists sank in the scenic bay, killing 12 foreigners, including vacationers from the United States, Australia and Britain, and their Vietnamese guide, officials said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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In this book cover image released by Pamela Dorman Books, "Instruments of Darkness," by Imogen Robertson is shown. (AP Photo/Pamela Dorman Books)

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A demonstrator waves a Bahraini flag Tuesday on a highway overpass overlooking the Pearl Monument, centered on a main square, in Manama, Bahrain. Thousands of protesters poured into the square in the capital in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time. (Associated Press)