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...goal, are opposed to its pursuit in the absence of formal U.N. endorsement. Carl Bildt, the Swedish Foreign Minister and former top U.N. envoy to the Balkans, has urged Thaci not to follow through on promises to declare independence if the deadline is not met. "We need a soft landing in Kosovo," Bildt said. Right now, the best he might hope for is a bumpy...
...After a soft October and November, in which unseasonably warm weather put a damper on shopping, big retailers pulled out all the stops for Black Friday with their 5 a.m."door busters" on everything from laptop computers to the new High School Musical board game. Apparel sold surprisingly well, thanks in part to pent-up demand, now that colder weather has finally set in. And despite the massive toy recalls, just as many shoppers reported buying toys this year as last, according...
...overall spending decreased, according to the National Retail Federation. For those students who did remain on campus, Black Friday provided a chance to grab discounted items at the mall. Lisa M. Yu ’11 woke up at 5 a.m. with her roommate to purchase clothes and memory soft pillows as gifts for the upcoming holidays. “The holiday season is definitely about gifts,” said Yu, adding that a trip to CambridgeSide Galleria was better than searching for sales online. “For the most part it was pretty difficult finding out what...
...Post Iowa poll, he ranks third with 16%, slightly ahead of Giuliani. And the campaign is hoping for a similar bump in South Carolina, the state Thompson almost certainly has to win to have any chance of becoming the nominee. "This thing is wide open, everyone's numbers are soft," says one Thompson aide optimistically. But then the aide ads, "I do think this Huckabee thing is real. If Huckabee wins Iowa, that changes things dramatically...
...year they would eschew transportation that emits carbon dioxide, shun foods wrapped in plastic packaging and, most dramatically, conduct the elimination of their waste without the aid of wasteful paper products. I mull the logistics of paperless hygiene as I load a family-size pack of Charmin Ultra Soft into my Subaru Forester. According to the plastic packaging, each roll contains 569 sq. ft. (or 52 square meters, which sounds a lot better) of murdered tree. Like the bear in the commercial, I squeeze it tight. I like my toilet paper. I like...