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Senate Votes to Boost Aid for Homebuyers

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WASHINGTON (Feb. 4) - The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan.
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In a victory for Republicans, the Senate votes to raise a $7,500 tax break for first-time homebuyers to $15,000. The measure is aimed at reinvigorating the housing industry, whose downturn in 2007 tipped the earliest dominoes of the economic collapse.