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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication the problems facing builders in the form of a sinking economy and severe credit crisis are deepening and likely to persist. The Commerce Department reported Monday that construction spending dropped by 1.2 percent in October, much bigger than the 0.9 percent decline many analysts ...

Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:54 GMT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sea...67189.html