Holiday Returns Drive Busy Retail Season Across Town
Area retailers report strong Christmas sales with higher activity at night and brisk returns handling. Belk, J C Penney, and Wal Mart noted steady customer flow, occasional misplaced receipts, and dedicated return desks as shoppers sought exchanges and refunds amid a busy shopping period.
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Economic rhetoric shapes view of the fall election
The piece notes Bush accusing news outlets of bias against economic news, citing a conservative watchdog that 91 percent of recent economy stories were negative. Private economists say the drumbeat reflects a weak post downturn recovery, with unemployment peaking at 7.8 percent. Analysts blame a messaging tilt and late economic improvements before the election.
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Bush
Paul Weyrich
Free Congress Foundation
Bush retirement pension totals under two hundred thousand
The former president will receive about 187 800 dollars annually in pension and official support, matching a current cabinet salary for some years and totaling well below top corporate chief executive remuneration, alongside a 200 000 dollar presidential salary.
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Bush
Killer Awaits The Hangman's Noose
In Spokane Washington Westley Allan Dodd, a three time killer, seeks execution by hanging the states last method of capital punishment. He vows to kill and rape again if spared. The ACLU plans an appeal while Washington keeps hanging as an option though lethal injection exists. Dodd was convicted of strangling a 4 year old and fatally stabbing a 10 year old last year, with molestation parts of his history cited by prosecutors.
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Carol Collins
Lee Isell
William Neer
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