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• New-home purchases fall, 2011 worst ever for sales

  Fewer people bought new homes in December. The decline made 2011 the worst year for new -homes sales on records dating back nearly half a century.

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• Editorial: State of the Union theme hypocritical on NOAA policies

  Source: gloucestertimes.com

    "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by.

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• Obama challenges: Shrink gap between rich, poor

  Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him but warned, "I intend to fight."

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• Obama: US must reclaim values of fairness for all

  Keeping the American dream alive has become "the defining issue of our time," President Barack Obama says. He's using Tuesday night's State of the Union address to draw a stark election-year line with Republicans over how to keep the United States from eroding further into a nation of haves and have-nots.

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• Senator's Hockey Injuries Stand Out At NHL Champs' White House Visit | ThePostGame

  Source: ThePostGame.com

  Kerry, 68, suffered two black eyes and a broken nose during a "friendly game of hockey" with family and buddies over the Christmas break, according to TheHill.com. If that's the result of a friendly game, we don't want to be a part of an unfriendly one.

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