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Obama expected to extend, expand home tax credit

With the economy still fragile, President Barack Obama is expected to sign legislation Friday to extend and expand a home buyers' tax credit program set to expire Nov. 30.

The proposal, in a bill to extend unemployment benefits, was passed by the House Thursday and the Senate Wednesday.

New buyers can still get as much as $8,000 in tax credits under the bill, but for the first time,...

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