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President Obama waves May 10, 2012, upon his arrival in Seattle. Obama was in town for fundraising events. (Associated Press)

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An announcer for North Korean state broadcaster KRT speaks on Friday, April 13, 2012, about the failure of the country's rocket launch. (AP Photo/KRT via AP video)

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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown addresses a group of community services organizations and homeless people outside his office at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 10, 2012. About 200 people came down to the Wilson building to ask council members to allocate funding in the FY 2013 budget for things like affordable housing and homeless services. Brown said that he would commit to finding ways to get them some money, but he could not commit to a specific dollar amount. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown addresses Aiyi'nah Ford (left), the emcee for a group of community services organizations and homeless people, outside his office at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 10, 2012. About 200 people came down to the Wilson building to ask council members to allocate funding in the FY 2013 budget for things like affordable housing and homeless services. Brown said that he would commit to finding ways to get them some money, but he could not commit to a specific dollar amount. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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With other photos reflected behind, a February 1979 photo of an 18-year-old Bono posing under a fluorescent light is one of the more striking images from the "U2 1978-1981'" exhibition opening in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)

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Photo courtesy of Lorna Gross One trend in home offices is that they are becoming part of a multifunctional room, so people can work, yet still be part of family life. A well-lighted desk in this room provides a work space while the couch offers others a place to relax.

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The great room features two sets of French doors and a fireplace flanked by a pair of cabinets with marble counters.

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Saed Dixon of Albany, N.Y., fills out a job application on a computer during a career fair at the Empire State Convention Center in Albany on Thursday, April 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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This is a view of a portion of the Department of Labor construction project at the Potomac Jobs Corps Center, seen from Success Avenue SW, in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 7, 2012. The project was supposed to be finished by now, but is months behind schedule and has jumped in costs from $5.5 million to $8.2 million. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe speaks at the Helena, Mont., airport last month. After visiting rural areas, Mr. Donohoe has proposed cutting hours at some rural post offices or finding other options to keep at least some open. (Associated Press)