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Retailers gearing up for big pre-Christmas shopping in next two days

Fathers and other pre-Christmas procrastinators are expected to hit the stores in force on Friday, kicking off a calendar-enhanced flurry of holiday shopping that should warm retailers' hearts.
Occupy Wall Street: Can it ever match tea party clout?

Economic conditions have seemed ripe for a popular uprising from the left, and now 'Occupy Wall Street' protests are marshaling those forces. But so far the tea party has greater focus and intensity.
Grinch steals children's gifts, but Boston's Christmas spirit shines

A thief stole $15,000 worth of toys destined for needy children. But he didn't steal Christmas.
Your idea, "printed" in 3-D

A new layering process renders prototypes that pop.
Science to gain from stimulus funds, but projects must be 'beaker ready'

The first goal is to create jobs, but new technologies – and the employment that comes with them – can take time to develop.
Retail season starts strong, but a long haul ahead

Sales were better than expected this past Black Friday, but will it last till Christmas?
Battlefields will be big test for 'seeing' robot

In the next 18 months, the US is likely to deploy a potentially breakthrough robot-vision system in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Robots advance, consumers stall

More robots are in the marketplace but a 'Frankenstein complex' prevents their wide acceptance, among other things.