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If there's a silver lining, it's the residential rental market. The high rate of foreclosures has flooded the real estate market, driving down prices. The S&P/Case-Sheller housing index reported a 5 percent decline in August -- the eighth consecutive monthly drop. .
Blog Bite: Why Strahan's a dental case
My wife saw Michael Strahan on television not long ago and wondered why a guy with all that money wouldn't have his front teeth fixed to remove the huge gap. I told her Strahan believes it's his trademark, that he'd no longer be as distinctive without it.
I also told her I once wrote that the gap was so big, you could drive a Chevrolet through it.
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Ledger's Funeral Arrangements a Mystery
That eliminated "any need to interview Miss Olsen," he said.Ledger's family placed a death notice in The West Australian, a newspaper based in his hometown of Perth, remembering him as "the most amazing 'old soul' in a young man's body."The actor's sister, Kate, said she could "hardly breathe" as she tried to write her tribute. "We were the ultimate soul mates," she said."You were so many things to so many people, but to me you were just my little brother."The cause of Ledger's death will not be known for at least a week, after medical examiners complete toxicology tests. Authorities suspect a possible drug overdose. Several prescription drugs were found in the Manhattan apartment where Ledger's body was found. .
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