The mortgage interest deduction helps foster homeownership, which results in both economic and social benefits.

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The results didn't show it, but our kids played well the last few games. We just ran into some hot shooting teams. Manchester (Essex) shot the ball well, and played a great game. They deserved to win. Our team just needs to regroup and prepare for the tournament. We'll be fine.

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Shooting has been a weak spot at times this season. We just can't seem to find our rhythm as times. Give Georgetown credit. They really played well in the second half and really shut us down with their press. We just didn't adjust well enough in the second half to win, but the effort was there.

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Some people say you should pay down as much debt as possible. But you might make more by investing the money.

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That doesn't comport with what we've heard from our lenders.

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Clearly, you have to have the discipline to invest the money and not spend it. That's the most compelling factor.

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It's good to not have to worry about making the tournament, but we don't want to go into the tournament playing like we did (last night). We were out of sync in the second half.

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I think the best defense is really to engage in thorough comparison shopping. You can do that by reading the ads in the newspaper real estate section or by going online. The Internet is an effective tool for doing that now.

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