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PODCAST: Home prices rise, safety net flies

A for sale sign is seen in front of a home on January 25, 2011 in Miami, Florida.

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New numbers out this morning show home prices are up by 8.1 percent over last year, the best yearly increase since 2006. Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith, Moore & Company explains whether the rise will boost the job market.

One woman's definition of a safety net: Something that lets you take risks, from going to school to flying from a trapeze. And tell us, what does your safety net look like?

However the Supreme Court decides two cases on same-sex marriage, some Republican PAC's are prepared to back candidates who support gay marriage.

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Mark Garrison is a reporter for Marketplace and substitute host for the Marketplace Morning Report, based in New York.