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In this Nov. 16, 2010, photo, builders nail together a roof panel for a second-story home under construction in Derry, N.H. Home prices are falling faster in the nation's largest cities, and a record number of foreclosures are expected to push prices down further through next year. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks to the media in Dublin on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, on the European Union's $113 billion bailout deal to help debt-struck Ireland with its banking crisis.
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The Dylan model has an open living and dining room on the main level, while upstairs, the master suite has two walk-in closets and a private bath. Two more bedrooms share a second full bath.
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Khan Agha is taking a literacy class as part of the NATO training mission. Only 11 percent of the enlisted personnel in the army and police can read and write, compared with 35 percent for noncommissioned officers and 93 for the officer corps. (Associated Press)
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Sinn Fein supporters protest outside Irish government buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. The Irish government has unveiled a range of tough austerity measures designed to help solve the country's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file photo, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison arrives at the Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., to testify in Oracle's trial against archrival SAP. A federal jury on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, ordered SAP AG to pay $1.3 billion to Oracle Corp., for stealing customer support documents and software in a scheme to siphon off customers. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2010 file photo, a Netflix customer holds her movies she rented, at her home in Palo Alto, Calif. NetFlix Inc. releases quarterly financial earnings Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, after the market close.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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Cranes stand above the unfinished Anglo Irish Bank that was to be the bank's new headquarters in central Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Ireland unveiled the harshest budget measures in its history Wednesday, a four-year plan to claw back $20 billion using spending cuts and extra taxes. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke attends a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting in Washington on Tuesday. (Bloomberg)
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A movie selected from among Netflix's "Watch Instantly" titles begins to download on a home computer screen. Netflix introduced a new plan Monday that relies on videos streamed over the Internet rather than the DVDs it has mailed to its customers since the company was founded more than decade ago. (Associated Press)
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Brokers look at the main screen at the Stock Exchange in Madrid Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Spain's borrowing costs have soared in a sale of 3- and 6-month bills amid fears the country could be affected by contagion from Ireland's debt crisis.The central bank says the treasury was obliged to pay 1.7 percent in average interest to sell euro2.1 billion ($2.87 billion) in 3-month bills, nearly double the 0.95 percent rate paid in the last such auction Oct. 26. The auction Tuesday came as Madrid's Ibex 35 bourse dipped for the second day in a row amid concerns over Spain's ability to handle its debt in the wake of European Union's bailout of Ireland. Spain's economy is struggling to emerge from nearly two years of recession. (AP Photo/Paul White)
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The company logo for Irish Life & Permanent Plc. is seen on their headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2010. Irish banks may get immediate capital injections as part of the European Union and International Monetary Fund's rescue package, Matthew Elderfield, the country's head of financial regulation, said in a speech yesterday. Photographer: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg
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In this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 photo, shipping containers are shown stacked at the Port of Miami in Miami. The economy grew slightly faster last summer than first thought, benefiting from stronger spending by U.S. shoppers and improved overseas sales of U.S. goods. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Archie Guerrero browses through merchandise inside the tongue-in-cheek little shop of horrors. Many customers hear about the store through word of mouth or tourist guidebooks. (Associated Press)
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Merchandise inside the Los Angeles County coroner's gift shop has not been popular enough to be profitable, but county auditors think Skeletons in a Closet could be a moneymaker if the department ramps up marketing. (Associated Press)
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Friends and families of miners trapped after an explosion at the Pike River coal mine leave a briefing with police and company officials in Greymouth, New Zealand, after visiting the Pike River coal mine, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)
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Mine blast survivor Daniel Rockhouse, center, hugs family members following their briefing with police and company officials in Greymouth, New Zealand, after visiting the Pike River coal mine, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Rescue officials are preparing to send a high-tech robot into a mine tunnel to transmit pictures and assess toxic gas levels three days after an explosion left 29 miners missing underground. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)
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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks to the media Friday at the opening of the terminal 2 building at Dublin City Airport. The euro is continuing to rise modestly against the dollar amid hopes of a resolution to Ireland's debt crisis. Ireland appears headed toward taking a loan from the European Union to bolster its debt-crippled banks, helping take the edge off recent fears about the resurgence of Europe's debt troubles. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo originally released by NBC, Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" right discusses the future of the Republican party on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington. MSNBC says it's suspending morning host Joe Scarborough for two days without pay for making political contributions.The eight donations, each for $500, violate NBC News policy, MSNBC president Phil Griffin said Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman, file)
