POWER OF ATTORNEY





 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Larry E. Finger and Dawn M. Becker signing singly, as his or

her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the

rules thereunder;



 2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form

3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities

and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and



 3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,

in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in her

discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact

might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or

his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in

such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.



 The undersigned hereby revokes each and every prior power of attorney

granted with respect to the actions listed above.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 10th day of July, 2007.





    /s/ Warren M. Thompson

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    Warren M. Thompson

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