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Obamabilia Craze Is Boon To Retailers

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Sun, 2009-01-11 10:26.

Can President-elect Barack Obama save the economy? Well, it's true that he has assembled a crackerjack team of economic advisers, but that's only one way Obama can help America get back on track.

American entrepreneurs and salespeople of all stripes have recognized the opportunity in Obama's win - namely, that anything associated with the soon-to-be first family seems to turn to gold. And with the inauguration two weeks away, it seems that the offerings are becoming more plentiful and increasingly creative.

10 Books That Absolutely Prove That Humans Are Irrational Creatures

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Sat, 2009-01-10 09:47.
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1. Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone “important”? Why are we more likely to fall in love when there’s danger involved?

Wills For Pets

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Detroit lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2009-01-05 08:53.

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DETROIT -- James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service.

Explosive success: Loveland entrepreneur's iFartMobile is top-selling iPhone app

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Dumb Criminals - Pay Stub Used As Bank Robbery Note

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2008-12-31 09:40.

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The robber's threatening note made a Chicago bank job easy to solve: The FBI says the suspect wrote it on his pay stub. An FBI affidavit said the man walked into a Fifth Third Bank on Friday and handed a teller a note that read "Be Quick Be Quit (sic). Give your cash or I'll shoot."

Woman sweeping neighbor's porch charged with trespassing

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More neighbor trouble in a town called Mary Esther.

Blood from mosquito traps Finnish suspect

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2008-12-23 10:15.

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HELSINKI (AFP) – Police in Finland believe they have caught a car-thief thanks to a DNA sample taken from a sample of his blood found inside a mosquito.

The First Jobs Of World's Richest People

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Indonesia drinkers face alcohol shortage

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2008-12-15 10:17.

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They call it "the Bitching Session". Once a week, in the hushed cocktail lounge of Jakarta's Dharmawangsa Hotel, Miranti and her girlfriends gather.

They come for a proper gossip, and several glasses of the hotel's legendary chocolate martini.

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