US home sales fall at fastest pace on record

Monday, January 25, 2010 Sales of previously owned homes in the US fell at the fastest rate ever recorded last December, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). According to the association, existing home sales fell 16.7% last month, to an annual rate of 5.45 million, the largest crash since 1968. The […]

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Ireland rejects EU Lisbon Treaty

Friday, June 13, 2008 A referendum in Ireland proposing the country’s ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon has been rejected by the electorate despite near universal support from the country’s political establishment. Although in most states the issue has been (or will be) decided through parliamentary vote, Ireland was obliged to hold a referendum by […]

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