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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, U.S. actor Robert De Niro attends the opening ceremony of the first Nobu Restaurant of Central-Europe in Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, in Budapest, Hungary. (AP Photos/MTI,Bea Kallos, file)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, BP operates a deep sand cleaning operation in Orange Beach, Ala. The oil company has launched its biggest push yet to deep-clean the tourist beaches that were coated with crude during the worst of the Gulf oil spill. Machines are digging down into the sand to remove buried tar mats left from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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People view sample bottles of ancient Champagne salvaged from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, on display in Mariehamn, Finland, on Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010. Some 30 bottles of Champagne were salvaged by divers in July 2010 from a 200-year-old shipwreck near the waters of Aland Islands, and some sample bottles were opened for tasting on Wednesday. The Champagne is believed to have been bottled in the late 18th or early 19th century and it could be the oldest's champagne in the world. (AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA, Jussi Nukari) FINLAND OUT - NO SALES
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One of the 168 bottles of champagne salvaged from a 200-year-old shipwreck in the waters off Aland Islands, between Sweden and Finland, which was opened at a sampling in Mariehamn, Finland on Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010. The divers originally said the bottles were believed to be from the 1780s but experts later dated the champagne to the early 19th century and could be the world's oldest drinkable champagne. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari) FINLAND OUT. NO SALES.
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Timberlake Homes is building 28 single-family homes on half-acre sites at Poplar Hill Estates in Clinton. The homes have 2,434 to 3,464 finished square feet, with base prices from $389,900 to $489,900.
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The White Oak II model at Poplar Hill Estates has a center-island kitchen with a pantry and a morning room with a glass door to the backyard. The model has 3,073 square feet and is priced from $469,900.
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The White Oak II model has a study, formal living and dining rooms, a center-island kitchen and morning room, a family room, and a laundry room on the main level. Upstairs are four bedrooms and two full baths.
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The Strathmore House, built in 1892, was renovated by the current owners. The home, on the market for $719,900, has served as a seasonal bed-and-breakfast since 1999.
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The condominium homes at the Isabella at Monticello Mews include sleek kitchens with granite counters, an undermount sink, a breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances, pendant lighting and under-cabinet lighting.
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Architect Rula Jawdat transformed an ordinary rambler into a four-level contemporary home. On the market for $1,199,000, the home at 4515 Q Lane NW has five bedrooms and four full baths
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The living room is open to the dining room, which has French doors to the patio. Two interior balconies overlook the living room. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace.
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The kitchen has dark gray tile flooring with a matching backsplash and white open and glass-front cabinets.
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Terrance Hayes, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry for his book "Lighthead", speaks at the National Book Awards Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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Wayne Newton's home is a 52-acre estate in Las Vegas. He wants to turn it into a tourist museum for his memorabilia, including keepsakes from show business-legends Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin and Jack Benny.
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People view sample bottles of ancient Champagne salvaged from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, on display in Mariehamn, Finland, on Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010. Some 30 bottles of Champagne were salvaged by divers in July 2010 from a 200-year-old shipwreck near the waters of Aland Islands, and some sample bottles were opened for tasting on Wednesday. (AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA, Jussi Nukari)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010.
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Iraqis enjoy a ride at Amusement City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 at the start of the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama eats green tea ice cream on Sunday as he visits the Great Buddha of Kamakura with Michiko Sato, temple director, and Takao Sato, the 15th chief monk of the temple, at Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan.
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Associated Press Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, will be among those rallying on the Capitol grounds at noon Monday to inveigh against excess spending by the lame-duck Congress.
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Associated Press photographs A tourist swigs bottled water in downtown Venice, Italy, on Thursday. The canal city is on a campaign to wean its population off bottled mineral water by actively promoting tap water, or "the mayor's water," as it's affectionately known.
