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Pro-Bush Dem Defeated in St. Paul

ST. PAUL – Voters punished Mayor Randy Kelly on Tuesday for standing with President Bush a year ago, denying the Democrat a second term in Minnesota’s capital city. Former City Council member Chris Coleman, also a Democrat, routed Kelly 70 percent to 30 percent in unofficial returns with all but …

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U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall as Rates Rise

NEW YORK – U.S. mortgage applications fell for a second consecutive week as interest rates on home loans climbed to 16-month highs, an industry trade group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association (search) said its index of mortgage application volume for the week ended October 28 declined 4.8 percent …

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Ex-Wife's Comments Stir Up N.J. Gov. Race

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester aired a TV commercial featuring a quote from his opponent’s ex-wife that Sen. Jon S. Corzine “let his family down, and he’ll probably let New Jersey down, too.” Hours later, the Corzine campaign fired back, accusing Forrester of bringing “Bush-Rove smear tactics to …

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