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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 23, 2009

  From Rasmussen Reports today, results from two new polls on the economy and on Christmas… the first one: Nine percent (9%) of adults rate the economy as good or excellent while 55% say it’s in poor shape. That’s one reason just 16% say they’ll be spending more on holiday gifts this season. Sixty-three percent [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 23, 2009

I’ve mentioned before how much I love soup. I’m quite passionate about it… both making and eating (or sipping) it. Because soup is usually served piping hot, it gives us all a chance to slow down for a bit, relax, decompress, as we slowly eat it. Inhaling the herbed and spiced steam of a big [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 23, 2009

From FT.com – Global Economy, Climate change alliance crumbling: Cracks emerged on Tuesday in the alliance on climate change formed at the Copenhagen conference last week, with leading developing countries criticising the resulting accord. The so-called Basic countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – backed the accord in a meeting with the US [...]

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