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Members of the U.S. Army Old Guard place a flag at each of the over 220,000 graves of fallen U.S. military service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, May 24, 2012. Memorial Day will be commemorated this weekend across the United States. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY)

Reuters Photojournalism

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Fleet Week

The U.S. Navy takes Manhattan for a week.  Slideshow 

Students show emotions at the 2012 Joplin High School commencement ceremony inside the Leggett and Plant Athletic Center at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri, May 21, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION)

The Class of 2012

Scenes from this year's commencement ceremonies.  Slideshow 

Homeowner Q2 vacancy rate 2.8 percent vs Q1 2.9 percent

WASHINGTON | Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:30am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The share of homes owned but sitting empty inched down to 2.8 percent during the second quarter from 2.9 percent in the first quarter, the Census Bureau said on Thursday.

The homeownership rate was little changed, edging up to a seasonally adjusted 68.1 percent from 68.0 percent.

(Editing by James Dalgleish)
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