(RECAP: Despite the recent slowdown in the housing recovery, Federal Reserve policymakers last month said they still expected to dial down their easy-money policy within a few months, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. Fed officials also debated whether to pull back the bond-buying program even before the job market shows clear improvement if concerns about its costs and risks increase. The Fed is buying $85 billion a month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates and stimulate economic and job growth.)