Thursday, October 26, 2006

Home prices plunge by most in 35 years (AP)

Carol Uyeno right and daugther Taylor Yamashita left 4 and Leslie Zeisler a realtor with Midtown Realty center walk down the staircase of a new home Uyeno hopes to buy in Palo Alto Calif. Thursday Oct. 26 2006. The median price of a new home plunged in September 2006 by the largest amount in more than 35 years even as the pace of sales rebounded for a second month. This house was listed at $2279000 and dropped in price in hopes of a sale.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The median price of a new home plunged in September by the largest amount in more than 35 years even as the pace of sales rebounded for a second month.


Bush Unsatisfied With Iraq War Progress

Acknowledging painful losses in Iraq President Bush said Wednesday he is not satisfied with the progress of the long and unpopular war but he still insisted the United States was winning and should not think ...
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Home price drop is largest in 35 years (AP)

A home for sale in Los Angeles Wednesday Oct. 25 2006. Sales of existing homes fell for a sixth straight month in September and the median sales price dropped on an annual basis by the largest amount on record. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - The median price of a new home plunged in September by the largest amount in more than 35 years even as the pace of sales rebounded for a second month.


Bush signs US-Mexico border fence bill - WHNS



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Bush signs US-Mexico border fence bill
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President Bush signed a bill Thursday that calls for fencing a third of the 2100-mile border between the United States and Mexico.
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Bush to sign bill for Mexico border fence (AP)

President Bush speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington Wednesday Oct. 25 2006.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - When President Bush signs a bill authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border he'll give GOP candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration. Yet the centerpiece of his immigration policy a guest worker program remains stalled in Congress.


NJ Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Unions (updated) - Yahoo! News



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NJ Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Unions (updated)
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The Nation -- So here are some more thoughts on today's same-sex union decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court. First while the decision is more expansive and pro-gay than New York's and Washington's it's ...
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Bush Acknowledges U.S. Concern on Iraq

In a somber but combative pre-election review of a long and brutal war President Bush conceded Wednesday that the United States is taking heavy casualties in Iraq and said 'I know many Americans are not ...
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