Cold holiday start clouds late shopping season
Retailers report December sales fell short of targets amid a shorter season. Circuit City and others posted weak December results with few strong gains, while Wal-Mart posted a solid 6.8 percent rise in same store sales. Analysts anticipate fourth quarter earnings in February and March.
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Aiken attorney named to S C Bar position
The S C Bar named Richard L Pearce assistant director of public services He was formerly a partner at Toole and Toole in Aiken A past president of the Aiken Rotary Club and the Aiken County Bar Association He is a 1984 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law The Bar aims to improve justice administration professionalism and public understanding of law and the judiciary.
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Comp time push gains in House as overtime relief sought
Washington AP Republicans press for private employers to grant compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. The measure, reintroduced after last session, seeks Clinton support amid union opposition that warns it could coerce workers into sacrificing overtime wages for company convenience.
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