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Dates: during 2000-2009
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USAGE: "This year's Mindset List indicates that salsa has been more popular than ketchup for at least 18 years." --Morning News...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...aware, though, that according to dealers, used-car prices - especially for popular foreign makes - have climbed more than 10% in the past year. Recession-scarred consumers are holding on to vehicles longer, and the clunkers program is destroying a fair number of older models. Dealers, in turn, are paying more for units at auctions and at trade-in time, and they're not shy about passing their costs on to you. "It may get to the point where used cars are so expensive that it may be worth buying a new car for a few thousand dollars more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clunker Debunker | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...want to drive some hot number off a dealer's lot this afternoon, perhaps a higher-priced, geeked-out cruiser you might not be able to afford. Despite all the sales rebates, leasing is still a viable alternative. It's not as popular as it was among manufacturers, whose bad arithmetic cost them a fortune a few years back. But if you can find a leasable model you like - GMAC Financial Services and GM are offering packages for the 2009 Cadillac CTS, several new Chevrolet models and the 2010 Buick Enclave and LaCrosse - the numbers might work if you drive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clunker Debunker | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

According to shift supervisor Alyssa Criscuoll, the popular locale had been completely gutted and renovated to cater to student customers, with a larger cafe area that offers more seating and a larger waiting space to decrease crowding. Read on to find out what else Criscuoll says has replaced "that really early 90's orange thing we had going...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: New School Year, New Starbucks | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...consumption subsidized were getting most of the benefits. In the run-up to the 2005 presidential elections, all the candidates across the political spectrum, including the subsequent winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, promised to implement a reform of the gasoline subsidy program. Yet, as in the U.S., unlimited cheap gas was popular in Iran, and politicians were hesitant to touch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pressuring Iran on Nukes: Would a Gas Embargo Help? | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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