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A grain elevator and water tower are seen from an unsurfaced road into Freeport, Kan., a town of just five people. (Associated Press)

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Tourists take photos and pay their respects at the casket of former Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I, whose body lies in honor in the Memorial Amphitheater Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A cargo ship heading for the Panama Canal passes fishing vessels. Colombia's president dreams of creating a rail line that would capture some of the trade now using the Canal. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, below, says the plan for a railway linking the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean is "quite advanced" but others doubt it. (Associated Press)

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Hotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after a strong earthquake hit Japan Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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A T-shirt with the text of the Constitution on it that was made in Nicaragua is on sale at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The home at 5029 38th St. North in Arlington is on the market for $1,050,000. Deceptively small-looking from the exterior, the home actually has more than 2,400 square feet.

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The finished lower level features space for casual entertaining, including a wet bar and a wood-burning fireplace.

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The Stratshire model at the Towns at Oak Hill has three finished levels with a flex room and full bath on the lower level; a great room, family room, dining area and center-island kitchen on the main level; and three bedrooms with two full baths upstairs.

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Craftmark Homes is building 118 single-family homes on sites of 8,005 to 17,945 square feet at the Meadows at Morris Farm in Gainesville. The homes have 2,654 to 4,275 finished square feet, with base prices from $434,900 to $504,900.

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Rex, the King of Carnival rides in the Krewe of Rex as he arrives at Canal St. along St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Crowds congregate on Bourbon Street for festivities outside the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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BACKGROUND CHECK: D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray appointed Cherita Whiting to a job in the Department of Parks and Recreation. (The Washington Times)

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Col. Gadhafi traveled to a hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday to give television interviews while talks in Washington were about whether to establish a no-fly zone over his country. (Associated Press)

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, taps in a putt on the first hole during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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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.