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New U.S. Home Sales Rise Sharply as Prices Fall

Jul. 27, 2009
Sales rose 11 percent in June, the largest amount in nearly eight years, in another sign the housing market was bouncing back from its severe downturn.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler