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Consumer Spending in U.S. Increased 0.6% in September
POSTED: November 3, 2011
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer spending in the U.S. accelerated in September, helping the world’s largest economy skirt a recession.
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Two-Party Duo Faces Off at CAD
POSTED: November 3, 2011
Attendees at SAF Congressional Action Days will get a double helping of election-year politics. Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile and former Bush White House press secretary Dana Perino headline the March 19-20 event's Kick-Off breakfast, pairing up to offer perspectives from opposite sides of the aisle during the program Point/Counterpoint: Hot Button Issues of Election 2012.
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Prosser Picked for Event Honoring First Lady
POSTED: November 3, 2011
Whipping up 15 arrangements with less than a week's notice is nothing out of the ordinary for most florists — except when the client is hosting the first lady, that is, and the Secret Service requires background checks and approvals of your staff.
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Heavy Flooding Hurting Thailand's Orchid Production
POSTED: November 3, 2011
Seasonal monsoons in southeast Asia, which started three months ago, have caused widespread flooding in Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, resulting in the deaths of more than 300 people, forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate their homes and disrupting industrial and agricultural production, including flowers.
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Sustainability Standard "Unrealistic" and "Too Broad," Say Floriculture Reps
POSTED: February 24, 2011
Four floriculture representatives resigned from committees to develop a national agricultural sustainability standard for the American National Standard Institute (ANSI), echoing complaints of “unrealistic goals” and “inadequate input from actual producers” that 10 agriculture representatives cited in their resignation letter last October.
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