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Work continues at the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in preparation for Saturday's Gelnn Beck Restoring Honor' rally on the National Mall in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Washington Monument is in the rear. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Work continues on Thursday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in preparation for Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Taxi driver Ahmed Sharif (bottom right), who was slashed with a knife, is surrounded by supporters Thursday on the steps of City Hall in New York. The suspect, Michael Enright, once volunteered with a group that promotes interfaith tolerance.

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Fishermen and others gather at the beach in the fishing village of Popotla, Mexico, about 15 miles south of the U.S. border. Illegals are increasingly departing by sea from Popotla and elsewhere as land corridors are increasingly closed. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** An advertisement for a Chinese Internet-security software brand is displayed at a computer mall in Beijing on Aug. 2, 2010. (Associated Press)

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The home at 8521 Country Club Drive in Bethesda is on the market for $3,795,000. Built in 2001, it has seven bedrooms, five full baths and two powder rooms. It sits on more than 2 acres.

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Ivy trails from the upper level down the front of the home at 1734 V St. NW in Dupont Circle. The three-bedroom, two-bath home is on the market for $889,000.

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The owners have created a private double patio in the backyard. One section is covered with a trellis and foliage.

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The renovated country kitchen is on the home's lower level, which is the main living level. Beyond the kitchen is the cozy family room, which features a wood-burning fireplace.

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Craftmark Homes is building 14 single-family homes on sites at Maple Woods in Highland, in Howard County. The homes have 2,994 to 5,571 finished square feet, with base prices from $754,900 to $936,900.

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This undated photograph provided by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance shows taxi driver Ahmed H. Sharif in a hospital in New York. A drunken passenger riding in a New York City taxi cab attacked the driver after asking him if he was Muslim, police said. Mr. Sharif was treated for cuts to the throat, upper lip, forearm and thumb. (AP Photo/New York Taxi Workers Alliance)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sarah Black collects eggs at Springfield Farm in Sparks, Md. The farm in northern Baltimore County gets about 1,400 eggs each day from its 2,000 laying chickens.

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An unchecked boat crosses the San Miguel River to Colombia. Residents of river towns in Ecuador are complaining about the Colombian guerrilla fighters who come to seek supplies, prostitutes and a respite from the fighting across the river. (Kelly Hearn)

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A young boy stands in a rainstorm in the refugee village of Providencia on Ecuador's San Miguel River. Residents of Providencia say Ecuadorean soldiers came to their homes, asking questions, and later were targeted as Colombian guerrilla collaborators. (Kelly Hearn)

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Relatives of the eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the tourist bus hostage crisis, kiss the ground near the bullet-riddled tourist bus during a Buddhist ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese authorities demanded answers from the Philippines on Tuesday after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists and their Filipino hostage-taker dead following a day of botched negotiations. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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A Buddhist monk sprinkles holy water at the bullet-riddled tourist bus during a ceremony to mourn the eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the hostage crisis Tuesday Aug.24, 2010 at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese authorities demanded answers from the Philippines on Tuesday after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists and their Filipino hostage-taker dead following a day of botched negotiations. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Somali government forces walk outside the Muna Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday Aug, 24, 2010. A suicide bomber and a gunman stormed the hotel in Somalia's capital on Tuesday, killing more than 30 people, including members of parliament, a military spokesman said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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FILE - In a March 5, 2010 file photo Villanova's Matthew Szczur sits on the dais at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Banquet prior to receiving the Tri-State Player of the Year Award, at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Sean M. Fitzgerald/file)

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The Washington Nationals are known to be interested in adding another top-tier starter through free agency. They’d prefer it be a southpaw. C.J. Wilson is under consideration, but will his price tag make the Nationals better fits for Mark Buehrle or even right-hander Roy Oswalt? (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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An artist's rendering shows Bisoux, one of the restaurants set to open in the Delta Air Lines terminal at LaGuardia Airport. With travelers waiting longer, more airports are installing sit-down restaurants. (ICrave via Associated Press)