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Posted: August 22, 2009 at 2:50 a.m.

QUOTE OF THE DAY "We've got tens of thousands of homes perfect for the first-time homebuyer and we've taken advantage of that." George Hackett, president of Coldwell Banker Real Estate in Pittsburgh Article, 1D U.S. rigs exploring for gas, oil up by 17 HOUSTON - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by 17 this week to 985.

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