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UPDATE: Police trying to determine if mall shooting was gang-related–CNN sub-headline.

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

 What about Gift-Related?

November 23, 2008 — Updated 0851 GMT (1651 HKT)
1 dead, 1 wounded in mall shooting near Seattle
(CNN) — One man died and another was critically injured Saturday evening after they were shot at a shopping center in Tukwila, Washington.
The men who were shot were taken from the Westfield Southcenter on stretchers and placed […]

Posted in Business, Crime, Violence, Consumer Safety, Retail, Holidays |

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, November 7th, 2008

• Survey: Most Americans plan to cut back on holiday shopping
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Image: (Santa) costumezone.com; (George Segal’s Depression Breal Line) farm4.static.flickr.com; (W)idesign.wordpress.com

Posted in Business, USA, Retail |

“Todd Palin: Sarah Was ‘Destined For Higher Positions’”–Fox News headline

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

 Now, I remember where I may have seen him.
Could he have been a J.C. Penney’s catalogue model in his previous life.
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Todd Palin: Sarah Was ‘Destined for Higher Positions’
by FOXNews.com
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Alaska’s ‘First Dude’ Todd Palin. (AP Photo)
Todd Palin, in his first major TV interview since his wife became John McCain’s running mate, said […]

Posted in Business, Advertising, Retail, Todd Palin |

“[Tax cuts] helped produce strong economic growth.”–W @ CPAC

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Oh? THAT economy!
New York Times
February 8, 2008
Weak January Dashed Retailers’ Gift-Card Hopes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Here is a sign of how shaky the economy is becoming: Wal-Mart says its shoppers are redeeming their holiday gift cards for basic items — pasta sauce, diapers, laundry detergent — rather than iPods and DVDs.
Merchants had hoped that shoppers […]

Posted in Bush, Economy, Retail |

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