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Dickens Fest Preps Underway Nov 20 2009 7:18PM
There may not be snow on the ground quite yet, but Christmas lights are already hung on homes and businesses.
Catherine Ross takes us to Garrison to show why this warm November is helping organizers of the annual Dickens Fest gear up to spread holiday ch
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Blood Drive at Sleep Inn Nov 20 2009 7:17PM
Vampires helping out the local blood bank: it sounds like a contradiction, but today, United Blood Services marketed the Twilight craze, among other incentives, to drum up an increase in blood donations.
Blood donors received free movie passes, passes t
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| Up to Lincoln...Hasan hearing...Stocks lower Nov 20 2009 3:53PM
All eyes are on Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln,
as the Democrats try to make sure they'll have all 60 of their
votes to move ahead on health care reform. They need the votes of
three Democrat moderates tomorrow night, and appear to have at
least two o
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Holiday symphony concert Nov 20 2009 12:50PM
It's not beginning to feel alot like Christmasat least outside.
But inside the Belle Mehus it's a whole nother story.
The Bismarck Mandan Symphony presents its Holiday Concert tonight and tomorrow.
Conductor Beverly Everett says
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Nov 20 2009 11:26AM
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Nov 19 2009 6:12PM
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| Customs agents seize 316,000 bongs in LA Nov 19 2009 5:23PM
Customs officials say they got a surprise
when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas
ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that agents
found the highly decorated drug pipes in 860 b
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| NY town decides to reChristmas its holiday parade Nov 19 2009 11:54AM
A town on New York's Long Island is
hoping for better attendance at its 16th annual holiday boat parade
this year by restoring "Christmas" to the event's name.
The Patchogue (PACH'-awg) Riverfront Committee says it decided
to rename the event "C
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| JetBlue launches oneday sale Nov 19 2009 10:44AM
JetBlue is running a one-day sale on
international and domestic flights with fares between $29 and $129
each way.
The airline said Thursday that sale fares are for travel between
Dec. 2 and Dec 16 as well as between Jan. 6 to Jan. 28, with some
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Nov 19 2009 6:11AM
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 19 2009 2:41AM
Stocks closed lower Wednesday, although off
their worst levels of the day. Concern has gathered on Wall Street
recently about the strength of the economic recovery.
The drop comes a day after the major indexes had settled at
fresh 13-month highs
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Nov 18 2009 6:05PM
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| Sony may not fill some ereader orders by holidays Nov 18 2009 4:06PM
Sony Corp. says some customers who
pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for
the holidays.
The company said Wednesday it's trying to ship the $399 Reader
Daily Edition for the holidays. But because interest has exceeded
e
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| JC Penney to stop publishing 'big book' catalogs Nov 18 2009 11:54AM
J.C. Penney will stop publishing its
twice-yearly "big book" catalogs, now that customers increasingly
shop online.
Instead, J.C. Penney Co. says it will publish specialty catalogs
and focus its efforts online, on the Web site jcp.com and on soc
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Nov 18 2009 5:57AM
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Nov 17 2009 5:44PM
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| Recession means smaller Christmas tree for SC Nov 17 2009 11:26AM
You can call it the recession tree.
South Carolina's Statehouse Christmas tree is shorter than usual
and doesn't even reach above the roughly 25-foot Confederate
soldiers' monument on the front lawn.
The Columbia Garden Club says it typical
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Nov 16 Singing Christmas Tree Nov 16 2009 1:39PM
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NOON SHOW VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Nov 16 2009 12:50PM
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| UPS pegs Dec. 21 as busiest day of 2009 Nov 16 2009 10:44AM
UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier,
expects to deliver roughly 22 million small packages on its busiest
day this year projected to be Dec. 21.
UPS, based in Atlanta, said Monday that's about a 40 percent
increase over normal daily d
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| Airbus tests engines on military transport plane Nov 16 2009 5:57AM
The CEO of Airbus says the
plane maker has run all four engines on a long-delayed prototype of
its first military transport plane and expects the aircraft to fly
"before Christmas."
Airbus President and Chief Executive Tom Enders on Monday showed
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 16 2009 2:41AM
President Barack Obama says individual
expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that
should be available to all.
In his first presidential trip to Asia, Obama praised
cooperative relations with China but sought to send a clear m
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 16 2009 2:34AM
Gains were seen for the stock market last week.
The Dow rose 2.5 percent, boosting the gains for the year to 17
percent.
The S&P 500 index rose 2.3 percent for the week, while the
Nasdaq added 2.6 percent.
In the latest session, the
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Nov 16 2009 2:13AM
The news continues to be good for the movie
"Precious." The film is number four on the current box office
list one week after pulling in huge numbers in limited release.
This past weekend saw the film take in $6.1 million. While that's
just a tent
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| GOP blasts trial decision...Illinois could house terror... Nov 15 2009 2:56PM
Republicans are blasting the decision to put
five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks on trial in New
York City. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani says it will increase the
security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform
to propag
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| Obama in China...Afghan accountability...`2012' is No. 1... Nov 15 2009 1:53PM
President Barack Obama is making his first trip
to China. He's arrived in Shanghai, where he'll hold talks with
local officials and hold an American-style town hall with Chinese
university students. Then it's on to Beijing, where global warming,
Nort
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| NYC trials debated...Palestinians frustrated...`2012' top film... Nov 15 2009 11:54AM
Democrats are defending the decision by
Attorney General Eric Holder to put five accused 9/11 plotters on
trial in New York City, while Republicans object. Democratic Sen.
Jack Reed of Rhode Island calls the decision a vindication of the
country's
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Nov 15 2009 11:26AM
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| '2012' takes top spot with box office bang of $65M Nov 15 2009 10:51AM
Movie fans are lining up for the end of the
world, with the disaster tale "2012" hauling in $65 million
domestically to debut at No. 1.
"2012" has added $160 million overseas for a worldwide total
of $225 million.
The Sony Pictures action
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Food Drive For Troops Nov 14 2009 7:29PM
The holiday season is fast approaching, but the season of giving is already upon us.
Minot's Fairfield Inn is asking for your help in making this, a year to remember for those in need.
Over the next several weeks, the hotel will serve as a drop-off poin
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Nov 14 2009 7:23PM
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| Olympic tickets on track after computer glitch Nov 14 2009 3:39PM
More than 100,000 tickets for
the Vancouver Olympics have gone back on sale following a computer
glitch that frustrated customers.
A problem with the online ticketing system caused the Vancouver
Olympics Web site to crash last week. But Olympic
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Nov 14 2009 6:11AM
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| Obama on NKorea, China...Wall collapse...Christmas tree blues... Nov 14 2009 1:17AM
President Barack Obama is offering [[kxtopic:north-korea:t[North Korea]:t]]
economic and diplomatic incentives to abandon nuclear weapons as
well as a warning that the U.S. and its Asian partners won't be
"cowed" by the regime's defiance. During his f
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 14 2009 1:17AM
President Barack Obama has proclaimed a new era in
relations with Asia during a wide-ranging speech in Tokyo.
Obama told a crowd of 1,500 prominent [[kxtopic:japan:t[Japan]:t]]ese that "The
fortunes of America and the Asia Pacific have become mor
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| Farmers brace for lackluster Xmas season Nov 14 2009 1:17AM
As December approaches, it may be
Christmas tree prices that get trimmed instead of the trees
themselves, as supply outstrips demand this holiday season.
It takes 5 to 10 years before trees are large enough for the
living room, and record-high p
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Nov 13 2009 6:05PM
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| Colorado balloon boy parents plead guilty, jail time possible... Nov 13 2009 1:25PM
Prosecutors are pushing for some jail
time for Richard and Mayumi Heene (my-OO'-mee HEE'-nee).
The couple pleaded guilty in a Colorado court today to charges
related to a hoax last month, when they told authorities their
6-year-old son had float
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| Symbols of Christmas Nov 13 2009 11:05AM
If you try to picture what Christmas looks like, many different
images might readily come to mind candles, a star atop the tree,
poinsettias.
We'll look at some of the symbols of Christmas, next, on
Stocking Stuffers.
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Nov 13 2009 5:57AM
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| National Forest Christmas tree permits available Nov 13 2009 5:15AM
Starting Monday, tags will be available for
sale at most Black Hills Forest Service offices in western South
Dakota and northeast Wyoming so people can cut their own fresh
Christmas trees.
The Forest Service says the tags also will be available
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 13 2009 2:55AM
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington says it
won't continue social service programs it runs for the District
unless a proposed same-sex marriage law is changed.
The bill states religious organizations wouldn't have to perform
or make space ava
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Nov 12 2009 5:44PM
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| Christmas tree goes up in NY's Rockefeller Center Nov 12 2009 11:54AM
New York City's Rockefeller Center Christmas
tree is almost ready for the holidays.
The 76-foot Norway spruce was hoisted into place Thursday
morning near the famous skating rink in mid-Manhattan.
The next step is to decorate it with 30,000
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Nov 12 2009 5:43AM
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| Christmas tree going up in NY's Rockefeller Center Nov 12 2009 5:36AM
A 76-foot Norway spruce is getting ready for its
close-up, just blocks from the Broadway theater district.
Crews cut down the 10-ton tree Wednesday at the Easton, Conn.
home of fifth-grade teacher Maria Corti.
On Thursday, it's being hois
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Nov 11 2009 5:37PM
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| NYC's Rockefeller Center tree is spruce from Conn. Nov 11 2009 8:03AM
The star attraction at New York's
Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce
from Connecticut.
Crwes planned to cut down the 10-ton tree Wednesday morning at
the Easton home of school teacher Maria Corti.
The spruce
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Nov 11 2009 5:36AM
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Nov 10 2009 5:23PM
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 10 2009 4:13PM
The South Dakota Labor Department's
unemployment insurance director says the 14-week extension of
unemployment benefits authorized by Congress won't hurt the state's
struggling unemployment fund.
Don Kattke (KAT'-kee) says the extra benefits are
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| State capitol tree starts trip to Pierre Nov 10 2009 12:57PM
The state capitol Christmas tree has started
its trip from Rapid City to Pierre.
The 45-foot Black Hills spruce was cut down Monday at Camp Rapid
and loaded onto a truck.
Retired Chief Warrant Officer Richard Walker said he planted the
tre
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 10 2009 12:16PM
A real estate group says home prices fell in
eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter. Heavily
discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals.
At the same time, the National Association of Realtors says home
sales cont
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 10 2009 2:14AM
A judge is barring the state Board of
Higher Education from doing away with the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a Dec. 9 hearing.
Monday's order from Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau is in
response to a laws
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| Another Disney studio executive exits Nov 9 2009 6:54PM
Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.'s
movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company's troubles
continue at the box office with a weak opening for "A Christmas
Carol."
Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Group and
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| ND retailers dreaming of better shopping season Nov 9 2009 4:06PM
The head of the North Dakota Retail
Association says stores are hoping for a better Christmas season
than they had last year.
Mike Rud (ROOD) says sales were relatively flat last year due to
bad weather.
Rud says national predictions for t
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 9 2009 3:16AM
Investors took stocks higher last week, despite
word that unemployment had risen above 10 percent for the first
time in 26 years.
In the latest session, the Dow Jones industrials rose 17 points
to 10,023.42, providing a gain of 311 points for th
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Nov 9 2009 2:13AM
There has already been a lot of buzz about
the movie "Precious." And now, that buzz is being backed up with
bucks at the box office. The movie opened in just 18 theaters
over the weekend. But it did some major business, taking in $1.8
million in tho
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| Search for evidence...Iraq election law passed...Ida heading north... Nov 8 2009 11:54AM
Army investigators at Fort Hood are
trying to put together a comprehensive bullet trajectory analysis
from Thursday's shooting rampage that left 13 people dead. In
particular, they are searching for military or civilian personnel
who may have left th
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| Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend Nov 8 2009 10:23AM
Jim Carrey's Scrooge is collecting holiday
donations from movie fans with a $31 million opening weekend for
his new take on "A Christmas Carol."
The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic
features Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and as
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| Landmark bill...Nun remembered...Pakistan bombing Nov 8 2009 3:51AM
It's the Senate's turn now. The House has
narrowly passed landmark health care legislation that hopes to
cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans. Shortly after the
bill passed, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said his chamber is
"energized" t
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| Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing Nov 8 2009 1:18AM
For those booking flights for the holidays,
patience may not be a virtue.
Fares for travel around the holidays have been rising since the
summer. Christmas fares are now 4 percent below a year ago, a gap
that's likely to close up soon. Microsoft
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 1:18AM
A cheer from the Democratic side of the House
has heralded the passage of sweeping health care overhaul
legislation in the chamber, with a narrow 220-215 vote.
Republicans were nearly unanimous in rejecting the measure,
which Michigan Rep. Candi
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| More about suspected gunman...Office shooting...Rounding up votes... Nov 6 2009 7:08PM
Authorities say the suspected gunman in
the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, gave things away to his
neighbors this week as if going off to war. Relatives of Maj. Nidal
Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN') say he felt harassed
because of his Mus
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| Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from Ariz. forest Nov 6 2009 4:48PM
An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark
on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to
Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.
The 7,000-pound tree is taller than a 7-story building and will
be harvested Saturd
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 6 2009 2:41AM
The Council on American-Islamic relations is
condemning Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.
CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper admits his heart sank when he saw
the alleged gunman's Islamic name.
Hooper says when he first heard abou
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Nov 6 2009 2:13AM
Two of Taylor Swift's promos for tomorrow's
"Saturday Night Live" appearance are clean enough for her
tween-age fans. The third: not at all. She's with Bill Hader in all
three. In one, Swift jokes she's a robot because she's able to host
and be the m
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 5 2009 2:55AM
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
in Maine is thanking voters for repealing the state's gay marriage
law.
The side that called for a people's veto won with about 53
percent of the vote.
Bishop Richard Malone issued a statement thanki
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| It's a 'Christmas' tree at the Ky. Capitol again Nov 4 2009 5:44PM
A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve
Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a
"Christmas" tree this holiday season.
A statement from the administration last week sparked Christmas
consternation by referring to the yet-to
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Nov 4 2009 4:05AM
Taylor Swift could be named Entertainer
of the Year at the Country Music Association awards next week.
That's if people polled by CMT have it right. She'd also get Female
Vocalist and Album of the Year for "Fearless." CMT commissioned
the poll usin
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| Multiple murder charges...Auto sales up...Gaymarriage referendum... Nov 3 2009 4:55PM
Two more bodies have reportedly been removed
from the home of a convicted rapist in Cleveland. That's according
to an Internet report by WKYC-TV. Police recovered the bodies of
six women at the house last week. The suspect, Anthony Sowell, has
been c
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| Capitol Christmas tree display planned Nov 3 2009 2:14PM
Christmas trees soon will filling the
hallways of the South Dakota Capitol for the 29th annual Christmas
at the Capitol holiday display.
State officials say more than 90 Christmas trees will be
decorated by schools, churches, communities and civ
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| Stars switch on London's Christmas lights Nov 3 2009 1:11PM
Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins have
appeared in central London to switch on the city's Christmas lights
and attend the world premiere of a 3-D film, "A Christmas Carol."
The actors came to the British capital to promote Robert
Zemeckis' a
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 3 2009 2:41AM
As they decide today whether to repeal a
gay marriage bill signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci, Maine
voters are getting conflicting advice from religious leaders.
Portland Bishop Richard Malone is urging the state's Roman
Catholics to uphold
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| Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges Nov 3 2009 12:07AM
No surprise here holiday travel will cost more
again this year.
Most of the largest U.S. airlines have increased a surcharge for
travel on the busiest travel days to $20 each way, up from $10.
The surcharges apply to a large number of flig
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Holiday sales prediction Nov 2 2009 7:02PM
It's November...and that means the holiday shopping season is fast approaching.
But has the economy changed peoples gift giving plans...or have we escaped the tough times.
Brad Feldman looks for answers in area stores and in the numbers.
(Sou
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| Teen guilty of 4 slayings in Rochester, NY Oct 29 2009 2:21PM
An 18-year-old high school dropout has
been convicted of killing four people in upstate New York during
two robberies close to Christmas last year.
Jaquan (JAH'-quan) Clark was found guilty of second-degree
murder Thursday in the shooting, stabb
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Oct 29 2009 6:25AM
It's an Xmas card with the
emphasis on "X." A Tennessee man has been sentenced to two years'
probation for sending out porno Christmas cards with a picture of
his ex-girlfriend. David Simmons pleaded guilty to charges of
unlawful photography and cri
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 29 2009 3:06AM
The law that President Barack Obama signed
Wednesday extending federal hate crimes protection to gays and
lesbians has alarmed some religious groups and delighted others.
The Rev. Meg Riley, director of Advocacy and Witness for the
Unitarian Uni
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| Christmas jeer: Ky. 'holiday tree' angers critics Oct 28 2009 3:03PM
Some Christians in Kentucky are angry over
the governor's yuletide terminology.
A giant evergreen that will brighten the Capitol lawn this
winter won't be called a Christmas tree. Instead, Gov. Steve
Beshear's administration has dubbed it a "hol
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