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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.

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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.