Senate Dems reach deal on homebuyer credit: Dodd

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Senate Dems reach deal on homebuyer credit: Dodd

Posted by Publius Alter on Oct 27th, 2009 and filed under Top Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Democrats in the Senate have reached an agreement to extend the soon-to-expire $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Tuesday.