Read more quarters stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6820/quarters.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:53:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51625/jazz-great-ellington-will-grace-dc-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLate jazz legend Duke Ellington has been chosen to appear on the District of Columbia's commemorative quarter, CNN reports. The composer and performer, a DC native who died in 1975, beat out abolitionist Frederick Douglass and surveyor and astronomer Benjamin Banneker in a vote of the capital's residents. Ellington becomes...http://www.newser.com/story/51625/jazz-great-ellington-will-grace-dc-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 6:07:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12735/makes-cents-final-five-state-quarters-unveiled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 50-state quarter program will wrap up next year when quarters for the final five states will be released. The US Mint revealed their designs yesterday: Oklahoma's quarter will feature the state bird, the scissortail flycatcher, and the state flower, the Indian blanket. New Mexico's coin will be marked with...http://www.newser.com/story/12735/makes-cents-final-five-state-quarters-unveiled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Nov 2007 3:35:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8656/clinton-rules-quarterly-fundraising.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton isn't just dominating Barack Obama in the primary polls: Today marks the first time she can brag of better fundraising, having gathered $27 million in the third quarter compared to her chief rival’s $20 million. The summer season is typically difficult for donations, the AP reports, and yet...http://www.newser.com/story/8656/clinton-rules-quarterly-fundraising.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Oct 2007 13:21:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4771/home-resales-slump-in-june-as-mortgage-rates-spike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSales of existing homes dropped in June to a 5-year low because of rising mortgage rates and stricter lending standards. Home resales dipped 3.8% from a 5.98 million annual rate in May to a 5.75 million rate now. "The housing recession looks far from over," an economist...http://www.newser.com/story/4771/home-resales-slump-in-june-as-mortgage-rates-spike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jul 2007 13:57:00 CDT