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WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed President Bush’s new housing secretary, elevating Small Business Administration Administrator Steven Preston to be the administration’s point man on the slumping housing market and subprime lending crisis. Preston is likely to be lead negotiator as Congress and the White House work on legislation to …

LOS ANGELES – “The Incredible Hulk” is seeing a lot of green after bruising its way to the top spot at the box-office over the weekend. The second recent flick about the scientist who turns into the muscle-bound Hulk when angered took in 54.5 million dollars in its debut weekend. …

NEW YORK – Robert De Niro’s planned $43 million hotel in downtown Manhattan features a handmade brick exterior, Carrara marble bathtubs — and a luxurious penthouse, which has raised the hackles of preservationists who say he flouted the rules with that top-floor suite. The penthouse atop the seven-story hotel does …