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Houston, huge and humorous: It's a big city in a big state with big history - so there's all the more room for the little quirks.

HOUSTON - In this city of skyscrapers of glass, steel and stone stretching 1,000 feet into the heavens, the one-story Beer Can House may best capture Houston's essence.
Plan aims to force down mortgage rates: WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department is strongly considering a plan to intervene directly in the mortgage industry to dramatically force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing market, according to sources familiar with the proposal.
Bernanke: It's possible interest rates could go lower: WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday that further interest-rate cuts were "certainly feasible," but he warned there were limits to how much such action would revive an economy likely to stay weak well into next year.
For a price, you still can witness inaugural: WASHINGTON - Caught up in Barack Obama fever, you've just got to be here Tuesday, Jan. 20, for the inauguration of the first black president of the United States.
10 for the Road: Weekend events within a day's drive of Philly: You can plan now to attend these weekend events, occurring within a few weeks and within a day's drive of Philadelphia.

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John Legend with host Stephen Colbert on"A Colbert Christmas.""I'm a big fan," Legend says of Colbert. He calls the TV host "a comic genius."

A legend's evolution

In advance of a show at the Tower Theater on Friday, R&B star John Legend talks to Inquirer writer Dan DeLuca about his latest album, Barack Obama, the state of the music business and getting silly with Stephen Colbert.

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