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After an extended period when home values in Charlotte were not only stable but rising while those in other cities dropped, prices in Charlotte declined 1.8% for July 2008, the fourth straight month of declines. (July is the last period measured by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.) "We're seeing a lot of mixed signals in the marketplace right now," says Garrett Alexander, the Mecklenburg County assessor. "I don't think we've seen all the impact of Wachovia. It's too early to tell what that impact will...
John McCain used to joke about politicians - like George W. Bush - who claimed they never paid any attention to polls. "Oh, no, we never look at the polls!" he said aboard the Straight Talk Express in the days before the New Hampshire primary in January. Then he shot a glance over to his chief strategist, Steve Schmidt, and asked with a grin, "Any new polls this morning, Sergeant Schmidt? Any new numbers?" Like most politicians and political professionals, McCain was obsessed with the polls. He knew how to read them. And he knew - whether they bore good news...
...familiar formula of tight defensive play and a potent counter-attack helped the No. 22 Harvard men’s soccer team to its fifth straight victory Saturday afternoon. In the wind and rain in Princeton, the Crimson (8-3, 4-0 Ivy) downed the Tigers (4-9-1, 1-2-1) 2-0 to remain atop the league standings. The shutout was Harvard’s fourth in its last five games, and goals from junior Adam Rousmaniere and senior John Stamatis were enough for the win in what both co-captain Michael Fucito and junior Andre Akpan described...
...successfully blocked. “It was just an incredible defensive effort,” Leone said. “We did not score again, so it was an incredible performance for our team just to hang on.” Coming into the game, Harvard had won five straight and was looking for number six. The Tigers were hoping to continue their streak as well, as Princeton had not lost for 10 consecutive games. But in a winner-take-all scenario for the lead in the Ivy League, the Crimson outplayed the Tigers, putting Harvard in a position...
...solid majorities and, as a result, have found themselves at the mercy of the smaller parties' whims. Many Israelis now agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, and they may see Livni - the chief Israeli negotiator in peace talks and seen by Washington as a straight-shooter - as being more capable of hammering out a deal than the hawkish Netanyahu...