Those who bought a new car last year can hit the breaks - Courier-Journal
You bought a car last year, and that monthly payment is causing pangs of buyer's remorse. Take heart — that new car could save you money this tax season. That's because taxpayers who bought new vehicles in 2009 are eligible for deductions or

She’s the boss of all her houses - Boston Globe
NEWTON - It was during the construction of his house three years ago that Watertown-based television producer Ed Lemos noticed something curious about his contractor, and it wasn’t simply that she was a shapely woman in True Religion jeans and Ugg

Nonprofit sponsors home giveaway - Honolulu Advertiser
For a $25 donation , you can have a chance to win a new house on O'ahu valued at $500,000. The Rotary Club of Hawai'i Kai and the National Kidney Foundation will benefit from this fundraiser organized by the Forbes Foundation Hawaii. The nonprofit

A 'des res' - including a box for the maid - Gulf Daily News
I was invited to tour a friend's new home on Friday, on one of Bahrain's so-called luxury developments, which has been in the news lately over completion delays. It is still pretty much a building site, with completed homes amongst empty shells, but

Caps Game Night - vs. New York Rangers - Washington Examiner
In his place is journeyman Alex Auld, who will try to keep Washington from extending its club-record home winning streak to 13 in a row team in the Eastern Conference (Pittsburgh) you are afforded the luxury. Final meeting of the year between

Great getaways for 2010 include Vancouver, Hawaii, and that old - Regina Leader-Post
I'd like to have a moment of your attention for our annual roundup of where to go this year. LAS VEGAS: After a gloomy late 2008 and downright dismal 2009, Las Vegas appears to be slowly rebounding from its stupor. Maybe it’s the completion of the

Message Maven Finds Fingers Pointing at Him - New York Times
“Typical Washington junk we have to deal with,” Mr. Axelrod said in an interview. The president is deft at blocking out such noise, he added, suddenly brightening. “I love the guy,” he said, and in the space of five minutes, repeated the

10 Best Places for Second Homes - Barron's Online
AT LONG LAST, THE MARKET FOR LUXURY REAL estate is coming back to life. Prices for primary residences, which plunged at least 20% from the peak in 2007, appear to have bottomed. In some of the snappiest locations, scattered bidding wars are breaking