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Dates: during 2000-2009
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With temperatures simmering and families spending summer days at the shore, most customers aren't exactly in the Christmas spirit. So what convinced Sears, which has seen nothing but annual same-store sales declines at both its namesake and Kmart stores over the past four years, that skeptical shoppers want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kmart's Christmas in July: Inspiration or Desperation? | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

In researching this book, what surprised you the most? Perhaps nothing more than some of the paths our food takes around the world: Norwegian Salmon, for instance, can go from Scandinavian fishing boats to China, where the fish are gutted and cleaned by workers making so little the cost is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Coming Rise in Gas Prices Will Change the World | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

Why is it better that stuff will get more expensive? Won't the demise of Wal-Mart kick out of the middle class those who are now clinging to its bottom rung? Only if you define middle class as being able to buy a ton of peripheral stuff for next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Coming Rise in Gas Prices Will Change the World | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

And there were tales of even more grotesque violence, including how opponents and peacekeeping forces were killed, cooked and eaten by Taylor's militia. Last year, the alleged head of Taylor's "Death Squad," Joseph (Zigzag) Marzah, told the court that cannibalism was practiced "to set an example for people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Lies and Rumors': Liberia's Charles Taylor on the Stand | 7/14/2009 | See Source »

Solana called for a U.N. Security Council resolution outlining in detail the parameters of a two-state solution, fixing borders, prescribing arrangements for sharing Jerusalem, security and the fate of refugees. Of course, Obama is saying nothing of the sort, still hoping to drag the two sides, however reluctantly, to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite Jewish Concerns, Obama Keeps Up Pressure on Israel | 7/14/2009 | See Source »

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