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Sen. John McCain and Congressman Ron Paul’s sites are like them, not very flashy and pretty direct, and Mike Huckabee comes off cool. But McCain has one item that beats out the competition — a DVD about his life. On the other hand, Paul, an obstetrician/gynecologist, adds an academic touch to his site with a section called “Dr. Paul’s Writings,” where he sounds off on everything from the weak dollar to defending the nation.

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Snowblower Sales, Service Skyrocket This Winter Service People Say Watch Out For Ice UPDATED: 9:25 am CST February 19, 2008 MADISON, Wis. — A snowblower is a homeowner’s best friend this winter if one can be found. Snowblower dealers across the Madison area said they’ve been slammed by sales this winter, WISC-TV reported. SURVEY What are your thoughts on snowblowers this winter? Thank goodness I’ve got one! I’ve used it some. Who needs a snowblower, I’d rather shovel.

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“I met him at a Christmas party. He was enjoying himself so much and we had no clue that this man was involved in such a heinous activity in India. I spoke with him and was very impressed when he talked about his work,” said a local journalist who didn’t want to be named.

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There have been calls for a further cut in interest rates as figures released today show that high street sales fell to their lowest level in three years in 2007. Like-for-like sales across the sector rose by only 0.3 per cent in December compared to 2.5 per cent growth the previous year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Analysts believe the credit crunch has resulted in more people choosing to save rather than spend.

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TOKYO (AP) — Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 game machine sales totaled 1.2 million in North America during the key holiday season, the electronics and entertainment company said Monday. The performance gave a lift to its Blu-ray video format because the console also works as a Blu-ray player. Competition is intense among the latest video game machines, pitting Sony Corp ( SNE ). against Nintendo Co.’s popular Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s ( MSFT , Fortune 500 ) XBox 360.

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Turns out that “our employees are our most important asset” isn’t just a Dilbertian mantra. People really do matter, even more so when it comes to selling PCs, cameras, and televisions — stuff where most consumers are clueless and really do want a salesperson to help guide them through the process. One difference, though: these archetypcal customers aren’t as clueless as the leadership of Circuit City turned out to be.

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Waste disposal contractors Veolia will be picking up trees from streets around Banner Cross on Saturday and streets between Dore Road and Abbeydale Road, Dore, on Saturday January 12. Community drop-off points for unwanted trees are being set up on Saturday January 12 at St Lukes Church, Lodge Moor, Dobcroft Junior School, Pingle Rd, Millhouses, and the sports field at Coldwell Lane, Crosspool. Trees can also be deposited at Whirlow Hall Farm car park until Saturday January 20.

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The group constantly punched prices into the calculator, figuring out how much they had left to spend. Wal-Mart, they said, was waiving the sales tax and giving the honor society students a 10-percent price cut, stretching the budgets for each family.

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So far Planet Ark has recycled 500 million cards, turning them into new paper products. The group’s founder and chairman, Jon Dee, says Australia Post is teaming up with the Planet Ark this year to make sending the cards for recycling easier. “After people have put their unwanted greeting cards inside those envelopes, all they have to do is post them as any post box and Planet Ark will ensure that they get mashed and pulped and then turned into a range of paper based products,” he said.

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