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DIARY - Today in Washington - July 24

Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:19pm EDT
 July 24
 ALL TIMES IN EDT/GMT
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 0830/1230 - Labor Dept issues weekly jobless claims.
 1000/1400 - National Association of Realtors issues
existing home sales for June.
 1000/1400 - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President
Timothy Geithner and Securities and Exchange Commission
Chairman Christopher Cox testify before a House Financial
Services Committee hearing on "Financial Market Regulatory
Restructuring."
 1000/1400 - U.S. Census Bureau issues second-quarter
housing vacancies.
 AFTER 1000/1400 - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage
rates.
 1100/1500 - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and
6-month bill sale offerings; announces size of 52-week bill
sale.
 1300/1700 - Treasury Dept. sells 5-year notes
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