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Home Sales Paint a Better Fiscal Picture in the U.S.

Season 2013 Episode 1490 | 7m 15s

Spring brought unexpected signs of strength and recovery for the United States economy with home prices rising at a medium 11 percent and gains seen in 20 cities. Correspondent Gwen Ifill and The New York Times' Catherine Rampell discuss consumer confidence levels as the country's economy sees incremental improvements.

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