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Retailers face challenging back-to-school season
Jul 10 2008, AP

Consumers, armed with government rebate checks, still have eyes only for heavily discounted items and necessities, and the critical back-to-school season is looking like another difficult period for the nation’s retailers.

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Kansas man pleads guilty in teen's kidnap-slaying
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UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts
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In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices’ address books under an entry labeled “ICE” _...
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A baby boy who was cut from his slain mother’s womb has been released from a western Pennsylvania hospital.
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Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you’re really spreading an ad.
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McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge
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Republican John McCain is pushing back against Democratic criticism that he misstated the timing of the buildup of troops ordered by President Bush in early 2007. He...
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Weak dollar, foreign sales boost drugmakers
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McDonald's swings to profit, may alter dollar menu
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Mass. woman kills self before home foreclosure
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Retail sales edge up slight 0.1 percent in June
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Oil prices edge higher on dollar, supply concerns
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Oil prices rose Monday on disappointment over Saudi Arabia’s modest production increase and concerns that output from Nigeria will decline. Retail gas prices,...
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