S&P: Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May NEW YORK - Home prices tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index released Tuesday, as the housing slump deepened nationwide. Long, busy summer lies ahead of McCain and Obama While many people will work on their tans this summer, or on summer reading lists or on not working too hard, two exceptions -- John McCain and Barack Obama -- and their underlings will be working. Obama wins Oregon, moves to brink of nomination Barack Obama stepped to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oregon primary and moving within 100 delegates of the total he needs to claim the prize at the party convention this summer.
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