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A tourist fills a glass from a water fountain Thursday in Venice. One reason why Venice would want to reduce the volume of plastic trash that accumulates in the Lagoon City is that trash removal in a city of canals, bridges and stairs is a monumental task.
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Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel shakes hands Oct. 11 along the route of Chicago's Columbus Day parade as he prepares to run to replace outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley. (Associated Press)
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Slurpees are good to go at a 7-Eleven store in Concord, N.H. But there is no word yet on whether elected officials will be sipping the sweet slushy drink Thursday while discussing tax cuts in the White House at a gathering jokingly dubbed the "Slurpee Summit." (Associated Press)
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The six-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath home at 14310 Mount Oak Road in Bowie is on the market for $649,900. The 1984 home sits on 2 1/2 acres.
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Beazer Homes is building single-family homes on quarter-acre to half-acre sites at Village Green in Leesburg, Va. The homes have 2,528 to 3,346 finished square feet, with base prices from $389,990 to $460,990.
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The Kingston II model at Village Green has a center-island kitchen with a breakfast area and pantry. The home, which has nearly 3,000 finished square feet, can be expanded with a morning room, a sunroom, a rear extension and a finished lower level.
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The main level of the Kingston II model features a family room with windows on three sides, a study and a center-island kitchen. Upstairs are four bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet, and two full baths.
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The Embassy, a 1920s-era apartment building in Columbia Heights, has been converted into contemporary condominiums. The homes are priced from the mid-$300,000s to the low $500,000s.
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The Orchid model includes a family room with a deck, a living room, a dining room, a center-island kitchen and a breakfast area on the main living level. Upstairs are three bedrooms and two full baths.
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Angelo M. Codevilla's book describes a majority "Country Party" of voters who "want the Ruling Class off America's back."
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Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, urges Republicans "to stop pork-barrel spending." (Associated Press)
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Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, Maine Republican, could face a "tea party" primary challenger from the right in 2012. (Associated Press)
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The McDonald's restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco attracts people with children. The recession-driven search for value is boosting patronage at fast-food restaurants. (Associated Press)
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House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, is making no promises of leadership posts to "tea party" favorites. (Associated Press)
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Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, the first man in the world to fly under a jet-fitted wing, stands on a platform of a hot air balloon in Bercher, western Switzerland, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. Rossy has completed two aerial loops using a custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit after he jumped from the balloon. (AP Photo/Keystone, pool, Laurent Gillieron)
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Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, the first man in the world to fly under a jet-fitted wing, speeds through the air to perform a looping near a hot air balloon in Bercher, western Switzerland, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, pool, Laurent Gillieron)
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A shopper at Century 21 department store in New York examines beach towels. Americans are being precise in how they shop, regardless of what they are buying. (Associated Press)
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Children dressed up as wrestlers watch a match at a Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling night, part of Lucha Libre Internacional Gladiadores Unidos, at a family friendly venue in Phoenix. (Associated Press)
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BIG DRAW: Indian artists do work depicting President Obama at a studio near Mumbai. His highly anticipated visit to the subcontinent will coincide with Diwali, "the festival of lights." It's the first stop of a 10-day Asian tour beginning Friday. (Associated Press)
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The home at 814 Cameron St. in Alexandria is on the market for $925,000. Built in 1995, it is one of 16 all-brick Colonial-style town homes known at Church Square.
