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Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts (AP)

Traders James Lodewick, left, and James Riley, center, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. Stocks are surging after the opening bell following encouraging signs out of Europe and a jump in apartment building in the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Encouraging signs out of Europe and a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. housing market drove the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 300 points Tuesday. It was the best day for stocks this month.


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Obama to promote new steps to help housing woes (AP)

CORRECTS YEAR - President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP – Seeking to circumvent congressional opposition, President Barack Obama will promote a series of executive branch steps aimed at jumpstarting the economy this week, beginning with new rules to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages.


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Egyptians storm building housing Israeli Embassy

A group of about 30 protesters broke into the Israeli Embassy in Cairo Friday and dumped hundreds of documents out of the windows, Egyptian and Israeli officials said.

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APNewsBreak: Perry bills feds for housing illegals (AP)

Republican presidential hopeful Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a 'Welcome Home Rally' at Abel's on the Lake in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)AP – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for nearly $350 million to cover the costs incurred detaining illegal immigrants in state prisons and county jails.


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Geithner wants housing overhaul bill in 2 years (AP)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner participates in a breakout session during the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Obama administration wants Congress to approve legislation overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation’s troubled housing finance giants, within two years.


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Housing sought for survivors of deadly mudslides (AP)

Ludmila Moura, 5, sits on a mattress at a shelter for people displaced by landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, Ludmila was pulled out of her destroyed house by her father Marcelo Moura on the first night of heavy rains last Thursday. Mudslides caused by days of steady rain have killed at least 600 in the area and left residents still stranded in remote, stricken villages.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP – Days after mudslides wiped out whole neighborhoods, many residents continued to live in homes in threatened areas, unwilling to join the thousands crowded into shelters despite the ever-present danger to their lives.


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Cargo plane crashes into Pakistani housing complex (AP)

In this image made from TV is the scene after a cargo plane crashed into a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, soon after takeoff Sunday Nov. 28 2010, setting off a huge blaze. The aircraft had eight crew on board, the civil aviation authority said. (AP Photo / APTN)AP – A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex in Karachi soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze and killing all eight Russian crew on board, Pakistan’s civil aviation authority said.


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