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The home at 4319 Embassy Park Drive NW faces the courtyard and has a private flagstone patio. The home, on the market for $749,000, has two bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room.

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The Venice model has a combination living room/dining room at the front of the home and the family room and kitchen in the rear. Upstairs are four bedrooms and two full baths.

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The Venice model at Lee's Parke has a family room, a casual dining room and a kitchen across the back of the main level with an optional center island in the kitchen. Buyers also can add a morning room with a wall of windows and a sliding-glass door to the backyard.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile as he arrives for the traditional prayer to celebrate the Immaculate Conception, in Rome, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. Benedict inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict . (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile on his way to the Spanish Steps, in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Benedict inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict as he marked the Catholic Church's feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile as he arrives for the traditional prayer to celebrate the Immaculate Conception, in Rome, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. Benedict inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile as he arrives for the traditional prayer to celebrate the Immaculate Conception, in Rome, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile as he arrives for the traditional prayer to celebrate the Immaculate Conception, in Rome, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict as he marked the Catholic Church's feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Benedict XVI reads his message as he stands in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast, in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before the statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary, on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast, in Rome Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict as he marked the Catholic Church's feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Pope Benedict XVI asperges incense in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary, on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast, in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary. Throngs of shoppers, tourists and Romans alike jammed the rain-slicked cobblestones around the piazza to catch a glimpse of Benedict as he marked the Catholic Church's feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Nicole Kerrys and Joe Nicoba talk at Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino in February. A study documents drops in the number of casino patrons and the money each spends. (Associated Press)

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Dan Barber, executive chef and co-owner of New York City's Blue Hill restaurant, lingers after teaching a food-and-science class at Harvard University. International top chefs serve as guest lecturers. (Associated Press)

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Mr. Barber holds charcoal made from a lobster's body. He co-owns two farms for experimenting with the science behind food. (Stone Barns via Associated Press)

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In this product photograph provided by Allergan, Inc., the LAP-BAND System is displayed. An FDA panel will vote whether to recommend expanding the use of a stomach shrinking band currently approved just for the morbidly obese. (AP Photo/Allergan, Inc.) NO SALES

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In this Nov. 30, 2010 photo, five of ten colorful tents, a utilitarian art installation organized the Base Paint Tents project with Fundacion Manos del Sur and the Step by Step Foundation, are on display for Art Basel in downtown Miami. The tents will become classrooms for children living near the Port-au-Prince airport in a camp managed by Haitian soccer star Bobby Duval. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)