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SOMA ARCHITECTS The edifice of the so-called "ground zero mosque" in New York has been compared to "Superman's fortress of solitude."

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Activists gather at the Lincoln Memorial to participate in the "One Nation Working Together" rally to promote job creation, diversity and tolerance on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Ducks swim by a partially submerged car along on Booth Street in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Quickly rising water took many motorists by surprise and scores of vehicles were stuck across the Norfolk area. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor)

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The outline of the Washington Monument can barely be seen from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, during a heavy rain storm. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Martin Ramirez is the owner of Historic Mankin Mansion in Richmond, Va., one of 400 independently owned inns that have signed on to offer free rooms to veterans and their families Nov. 10, the night before Veterans Day. (Associated Press)

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Christine O'Donnell can count on support from the "tea party," but not the fellow Republican she defeated.

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The main level of the Middlebrook model at Eton Square has an open floor plan with a living room and dining room in front and a family room open to the kitchen in the back. The home is priced from $389,900.

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The home at 17607 Claggett Landing Road in Upper Marlboro is on the market for $779,000. The 10-year-old home has more than 4,000 square feet and sits on 3.66 acres.

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The Ballston model at Station View has three finished levels, including a lower-level recreation room, and an open living and dining room with a center-island kitchen and breakfast area on the main level.

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A five-star hotel in the Egyptian resort city of Marina is the backdrop for restored Roman pillar tombs from the Greco-Roman port city of Leukaspis on the Mediterranean coast. (Associated Press)

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An altar is at the center of an open-air hall, part of a royal tomb at the site of ancient Leukaspis. Rich wheat and olive merchants built villas where modern Egyptians play in the sand. (Associated Press)

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The book "Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism" was first published in 1939. A working manuscript of the original book is to be published Friday for the first time, showing crossouts, inserts and notes from numerous contributors. (Associated Press)

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Europe's Francesco Molinari and Edoardo Molinari, at background, is congratulated by the crowd after halving his match on the third day of the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Chef Graham Elliot uses his Twitter account at his restaurant in Chicago, but also tweets about current events and fantasy football picks. He even uses Twitter to let his followers make decisions about the music the restaurant plays. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this file photo taken May 11, 2006, a giant guitar sign of Hard Rock hotel-casino is shown at the main entrance area of the hotel near the Strip in Las Vegas. Owners of the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chain are suing owners of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas over its name, saying, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, the casino's party image has damaged the moniker enough to justify ending a 14-year-old licensing agreement. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Don Nelson is a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

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This Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo shows chef Graham Elliot of Graham Elliot restaurant as he poses in the dining room of his restaurant in Chicago. Elliot frequently tweets his opinions about topics other than his restaurant or cooking, from current events to fantasy football picks. He even uses Twitter to let his followers make decisions about the music the restaurant plays. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)