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Retailers' Groups Predict a Blue Holiday Season, But Shop Managers Hope for Green

Retail manager Chantee Davis remains optimistic despite slow November sales. (Newsline photo by James K. Sanborn)

The Maryland Retailers Association expects its worst holiday sales season in 23 years, but store managers hope that discounts and renewed market confidence with the election of Barack Obama will bolster spending after Thanksgiving.

Maryland Retailers Association report on holiday spending predictions.

Air fares reached a 13-year high in 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation. Here are a few useful links to find cheap holiday air fare, accommodations, car rentals and up-to-date travel alerts.

"There is very little difference, if any, between a bad guy who robs you of your money at gunpoint and one who steals your home from you."

Who said this and why?

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The University of Maryland community honors the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

A wounded veteran becomes the first in Maryland to receive a new home built by Homes For Our Troops.

Latino immigrants struggle to provide for their families in the U.S. and abroad during the economic downturn.

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