Sales of existing homes are expected to decline 8.6 percent, to 6.47 million, for 2006, and shrink another 1 percent, to 6.40 million units, next year.	Valassis Communications is suing to escape its deal to purchase Advo, a direct mail marketing company it agreed to buy for $1.3 billion.	Fewer people are rushing to cram in miles before the end of the year to upgrade to a higher frequent-flier status.
Like squabbling kids, companies and workers have argued over the Family and Medical Leave Act ever since the law was passed in 1993.	First it was spinach. Then tomatoes. Now possibly green onions.	Members of the Kensington-based Lafayette Federal Credit Union have until Saturday to vote on whether to turn the tax-exempt, depositor-owned institution into a for-profit, stockholder-owned bank. As advocates on both sides try to rally the 16,000 members to vote, others are conducting a parallel...