He sold a ski chalet in Utah and an expensive house outside Boston before the campaign got under way (that still leaves him with a beach-front property in California, a lake-front one in New Hampshire and a relatively modest terrace house near Boston).

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When you get to the other side and, more specifically, when you pull up in Slidell, in front of what used to be Dewey Varnedo's(ph) lake-front home, it brings you right back to the nasty world of Katrina.

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That means it's hotter than a pizza oven, so don't expect to find any lake-front property there.

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Els was the third player of the day to shoot 63, but his eight birdies and an eagle were offset when his five-wood approach splashed into the lake at the front of the green at the par-five 18th.

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Under the terms of the proposal, Microsoft would front several billion dollars towards a fund with Silver Lake Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.

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Just in front of the hotel is a beautiful river which runs from Lake Thun, about half a mile distant.

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Combined with Salt Lake City, a respectable 17th on the large metro area list, the Wasatch Front appears to be a real comer in the information economy.

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In developing its series of abodes, Greystoke Mahale, perched on the shores of Lake Tanganyika (the second largest and deepest freshwater lake in the world), placed the shelters just inside the tree line, creating a front-door view that is nothing but white sand and the glimmering water beyond.

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