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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= A Casualty of Black Friday What does the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush dubbed Black Friday really symbolize in the U.S.? The <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-limart1129,0,5952099.story" title="death of a Long Island worker">death of a Long Island worker</a> after a mob of shoppers rushed into a Wal-Mart certainly shows the worst of American consumerism and excess, but where do we position such exuberance in a time of economic downturn? <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081128_the_casualty_of_black_friday/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081128_the_casualty_of_black_friday/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= A Casualty of Black Friday What does the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush dubbed Black Friday really symbolize in the U.S.? The <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-limart1129,0,5952099.story" title="death of a Long Island worker">death of a Long Island worker</a> after a mob of shoppers rushed into a Wal-Mart certainly shows the worst of American consumerism and excess, but where do we position such exuberance in a time of economic downturn? <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081128_the_casualty_of_black_friday/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081128_the_casualty_of_black_friday/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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