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...people going to look at this and say, 'I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money'?" - asking the President to analyze the public's reaction to his tone in an interview he was in the middle of. And thus the hyperventilating over Obama's Leno sit-down, coverage of which focused not on substance but on Obama's comparing his bowling skills to the "Special Olympics." Here's another thing F.D.R. didn't have to deal with: a public jaded by superficial, 24/7 political spin...
...BASISBut despite their concerted efforts, Square restaurants say the economy has taken its toll on business.“We haven’t been immune,” Consorti said.The recession has not been equal in dampening business—expensive eateries have been hit harder and casual sit-down chains have seen sales slide dramatically, while more adaptable, locally-owned restaurants have been faring better.“I’ve been hearing mostly bad news from casual dining chains,” Consorti said. “Local restaurants with local followings are doing well. Even...
...when U.S. fast-food giant McDonald's was viewed by European consumers as the advance scout of what the French loudly decried as American cultural imperialism. The Golden Arches, ran the prevailing European line, were a threat to the Continent's refined palates and appreciation of the civilized sit-down meal, and the livelihoods of people staffing "real" restaurants. Well, with the global economic crisis deepening, even the French aren't complaining nowadays - especially with news that McDonald's plans to invest more than $1 billion to keep its lucrative European business booming...
...lure more time- and cash-strapped European clients as frequent diners? If so, Berger says the objective may well prove elusive - at least among continental Europeans. "People will make concessions to time pressures when necessary for convenience's sake, but will often reserve evening and weekend meals for quality, sit-down, often homemade food," he says. "The British are a bit different in that regard - which may be why the U.K. seems to be a particularly strong market for McDonald...
...Francisco Salvation Army captain started the first kettle fundraising drive in 1891 and by 1897, the program was running nationwide; that year, it helped provide Christmas meals to more than 100,000 people. In 1901, the first of many mass sit-down Christmas dinners at Madison Square Garden was funded by kettle donations. Despite occasional bans over the years on kettle set-ups outside stores and malls, which sometimes prohibit the bell ringers on the grounds that they block foot traffic and invite others to solicit at entryways, the Salvation Army says it raised $118 million through the program...