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Kathy Stewart, of Enfield, Ill., looks at a wrecked house as her tour bus passes through the 9th Ward part of New Orleans. Residents and city officials are pushing back against tour companies that take out-of-towners into the Lower 9th Ward, the neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina flooding. (Associated Press)

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The Jasmine model at Longacre Village in Camden, Del., is one of six single-family models offered by K. Hovnanian Homes. It has from 1,866 to 2,500 square feet and is priced from $239,900.

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High waves hit a breakwater in Kihocho, Mie prefecture, western Japan Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. A powerful typhoon is heading to Tokyo after injuring dozens of people, causing blackouts and paralyzing traffic in southern Japan. (Kyodo News via Associated Press)

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Drees Homes is building 238 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Colonial Forge at Augustine in Stafford. The Abriel model, with 2,723 square feet, is priced from $432,400.

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Residents help battle the Temprano fire in Murrieta, Calif., near Warm Springs Park and Preserve on Sept. 23, 2012. The Southern California wildfires have destroyed 20 homes and threatened several hundred more in rural areas. (Associated Press/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino)

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Ariel Winter from "Modern Family" arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

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The living and dining areas are open to the kitchen, which has a center island and breakfast bar. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the living area with natural light.

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Ryan Homes is building villa-style town homes at Legacy at the Courtyards at Waverly Woods West in Marriottsville, Md. The homes are base-priced from $353,990 to $361,990 and have 2,187 finished square feet, which can be expanded to 3,953 square feet.

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Justin Snow spent 12 seasons with the Indianpolis Colts before being released. The Washington Redskins signed him Tuesday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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** FILE ** North Koreans collect emergency goods, including kitchen sets and blankets, distributed by North Korean Red Cross officials in the flood-stricken city of Anju in the South Phyongan province of North Korea on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)