Shadow housing minister Jack Dromey repeated calls for a bankers' bonus tax to pay for 25, 000 new homes and 100, 000 new construction jobs for young people.

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"This is a real positive for the entire marketplace, and hopefully this is the first sign that credit markets will open up, " says Jack McCabe, an independent housing analyst in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

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His supporters include Madeleine Albright, the former U.S. secretary of state, and Jack Kemp, a secretary of housing and urban development in the Reagan administration.

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The head strap is near-identical and the same leather-look earcups and gold details have been used (including the gnarled housing on the 3.5mm jack) so that from a quick glance, they almost look the same.

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Jack Kemp was a U.S. Congressman, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Republican Nominee for Vice President in 1996.

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Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, said "decisive action" is needed to address the housing crisis.

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