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NEWS: Panel examines campaign ethics

A former governor and United States ambassador, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a Dartmouth government professor explored topics related to next week's presidential election at a panel discussion in the Haldeman Center...

Check It Out: Dreams by design

Saks Fifth Avenue is giving shoppers an opportunity to shop for a cause. Although five extraordinary holiday gifts are available through its Dreams by Design program, only one of each package will be sold. The price: $20,000...

Ohio Second Congressional District Race

Because Jean Schmidt won the 2006 Second Congressional District race by only 2600 votes over Victoria Wulsin, everybody saw 2008 as a classic American rematch. Because of its sprawling character, the Second Congressional...

Political Sex

In the current political situation, everything about the presidential candidates and their running mates has been utterly scrutinized. Their educations, religious affiliations, health records, personal finances and their...

Holiday season could make or break struggling chains

A Macy's executive was asked yesterday whether the department store's new nostalgia-drenched holiday campaign built on its historic connection to Santa would be too old-fashioned. He said a message of stability should be...

High-End Holiday Deals

The luxury sector is facing tough times. That could be good news for shoppers this season. Once expected to be immune to the economic downturn, the luxury goods market will likely experience sales growth of just 3% in 2008,...

High-end goods feeling low

On La Jolla's trendy Girard Avenue, the era of $75 lace panties is coming to an end. Since opening in 1993, Neroli Lingerie has been supplying the finest European undergarments – with prices as eyebrow-raising as some of the...

Eugene Robinson: If McCain loses

Probably, John McCain and Sarah Palin will lose this election. With a campaign designed more to play on insecurities than promote ideas, McCain and Palin have practically framed Barack Obama's "closing argument" for him. The...

For Joe the Plumber, a Higher Tax Bracket?

By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts Thursday, October 30, 2008; Page C03 Joe the Plumber has signed with Jim the Publicist. The Ohio workingman who emerged as an election-year symbol of middle-class tax fears is now being...

Arrests Made In Designer Goods Theft Ring

They are suspected thieves who had very expensive taste. CBS 11 News has uncovered new information on a massive identity theft ring operating in Dallas. The ring netted more than $500,000 in illegal retail purchases – including...