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How to save the planet with your home decor |
08-17-09 |
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| Once a laggard in the green scene, the $8.3 billion furniture industry is catching up.
From individual furniture makers to national retailers, green furnishing options are popping up in many sto... |
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The home garden: spending more, enjoying it longer |
08-17-09 |
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| Retail may be in a drought, but for many garden supply stores, it's been a green season in more ways than one.
We're paying a lot more attention to beautifying our own backyards, perhaps because... |
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Kuwaiti Islamic bank returns to investments in US |
08-17-09 |
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| KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's largest Islamic bank said Sunday it has signed a $450 million deal with a U.S. real estate investment trust to buy high income residential real estate in major Ame... |
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APNewsBreak: Resorts AC wants lenders to be owners |
08-14-09 |
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| ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Strapped for cash and unable to make loan payments since October, America's first casino to open outside Las Vegas wants to hand itself over to its lenders.
Resort... |
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More help coming for crews battling Calif. fires |
08-14-09 |
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| DAVENPORT, Calif. (AP) — Crews battling wildfires across California are getting more manpower and some help from Mother Nature after the blazes forced thousands of people to leave their homes... |
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Yves Saint Laurent's house in Morocco up for sale |
08-14-09 |
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| LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Tangier, Morocco, cliffside home of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is up for sale.
Christie's Great Estates, a subsidiary of the auction house, said Wedn... |
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Mortgage rates increase this week |
08-14-09 |
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| McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Rates on 30-year mortgages rose this week, remaining above 5 percent after reaching a record low earlier this year, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The average rate on a 30-yea... |
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Ginnie Mae top exec leaving for private sector job |
08-14-09 |
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| ASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the government agency that packages federally backed mortgages into investments is stepping down for a new job, people familiar with his plans said.
Joseph Murin... |
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You're vacationing, but what about your plants? |
08-14-09 |
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| So you're going away on vacation? Your plants are not, and there's no reason for them to suffer in your absence.
With a little pre-planning, they can thrive even as you stroll the streets of some ... |
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Foreclosures rise 7 percent in July from June |
08-14-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes rose 7 percent from June to July, as the escalating foreclosure crisis continued to outpace government effor... |
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$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyers
