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- TOYMAKERS
- LOOKING AT BLUE CHRISTMAS 2006:$22.8 BILLION 2007:$22.3 BILLION 2008:$10 BILLION
- U.CONN
- HUSKIE ON TOP FIRST WOMENS BASKETBALL
- FAVORING OBAMA
- 6.5% SAY COUNTRY WILL BE BETTER OFF IN 4 YEARS FROM NOW 68% FAVORABLE OF PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA
- HAITI
- AT LEAST 84 STUDENTS AND ADULTS CRUSHED IN CLLAPSE OF SCHOOL (60% OF BULDINGS ARE QUESTIONABLE)
- CIRCUIT CITY
- FORCES INTO CH. 11 PROTECTION WHO THEY OWE: HEWITT PACKER $118 M SAMSUNG $115 M SONY $160 M
- JOE LIEBERMAN
- AS INDEPENDENT A "MAN IN THE MIDDLE" IN THE SENATE/ CHAIRS COMMITEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
- RETAIL SALES
- REPORT SHARPEST DECLINE IN 4 DECADES/ WAL-,ART HAD 1.6% INCREASE (STORES THAT ARE STRUGGLING- GA, BANANA REPUBLIC, J,C, PENNEY)
- LIVING VETERANS
- WWI- 1 M WWII- 2.3M KOREAN 2.3M VIETNAM 7.1 M AND GULF 2.2 M
- BANKING
- 19 BANKS TAKING BAILOUT MONEY SPENT $32.4 MILLION LOBBYING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (LOBBYIST- GOES BETWEEN PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT)
- CREDIT CARDS
- AVERAGE INTEREST- RATE:14% , LATE FEES:$39, PENALTY RATES 32%
- ARIZONA
- BOY 8 YEARS OLD ACCUSED IN MURDERING HIS FATHER VINCENT ROMEO AND TIM ROMANS (MAY BE BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE MALESTED HIM AS CHILD)
- HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL
- GEORGIAS REGION 1 IN 5 A BEST IN THE NATION STATE TITLES IN LAST 20 YEARS 13 IN LAST 10 YEARS
- GEORGIA
- RUNOFF FOR U.S. SENATE SEAT DECEMBER 2ND SAXBY CHAMBLISS AND JIM MARTIN NO ONE GOT 50% OF VOTES
- DOLLAR STORES
- STOCKS ARE UP/ DLLAR TREE UP 46%/ 99 CENTS SOTRES UP 54% FAMILY DOLLAR 42%
- DAVID ARCHULETA
- HIS FIRST CD RELEASE FOR IDOL RUNNER UP
- DHL
- GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY CUT 9500 JOBS DISCONTINUES AIR AND GROUND OPERATIONS WITH IN U.S. GOING TO SHIP TO OTHER COUNTRIES
- California
- PROPOSITION 8 PASSES IN STATE WITH 52% OF VOTE/ $73 MILLION (MAN AND WOMAN=MARRIAGE)
- COLLEGE
- STUDENTS SPENDING ONLY 3 1/2 HOURS A WEEK PREPARATION A WEEK ON EACH CLASS (HALF OF WHAT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO TEACHERS)
- HISPANIC VOTE
- GROWING AND SHIFTING BUSH- 45% IN '04 OBAMA-67% (MOSTLY IN NEW EXICOAND FLORIDA)
- MLB
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NATIONAL LEAGUE- GEOVANY SORO- CUBS CATCHER AMERICAN LEAGUE- EVAN LONGORIA- RAYS 3RD BASEMEN
- ELECTIONS
- GOVERNOR OF ILINOIS DELAWARE TO SELECT NEW SENATORS
- DAYCARE(ADULTS)
- AVERAGE COST $64, HIGHEST- $141 LOWEST- $34
- BILLY GRAHAM
- EVANGELIST CELEBRATES 90TH BIRTHDAY
- FEEDING AMERICA
- US.'S LARGEST HUNGER RELIEF CHARITY/ TO HAVE 25 MOBILE PANTRIES IN 3 YEARS (KRAFT FOODS HELPS)
- VOTING
- ESTIMATES SHOW 62.5% VOTED/133.3 MILLION
- AFGHANISTAN
- AIRSTRIKERS TO BACK U.S. GROUND TROOPS UP TO 31% IN 2008/13802 MISSIONS