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** FILE ** Julian Zapata Espinoza, aka “El Piolin,” or "Tweety Bird," is pictured in December 2009. (AP Photo)

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Liberty Homes is building 43 town homes at the Landing at Emerson, near commuter routes and shopping centers in Columbia. The homes have 1,782 to 1,935 finished square feet, with base prices from the $340,000s.

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The four-bedroom home at 10708 Gloxinia Drive in Rockville's Timberlawn subdivision is on the market for $799,000. The double-door entry opens into a two-story foyer.

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The great room features three living areas: a breakfast area, a state-of-the-art kitchen and a family area with a gas fireplace.

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The estate home at 9009 Congressional Court in Potomac is on the market for $7,685,000. The home, which has more than 19,000 square feet, has eight bedrooms, eight full baths and nine fireplaces.

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A Palestinian boy sits on a rooftop near the fenced-in house of al-Ghirayim family between the Jewish settlement of Givon Hahadasha and the West Bank village of Beit Ijza. The family's 10 members can only reach the house via a 40-yard passageway connecting them to the Arab village of Beit Ijza. (Associated Press)

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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)