Holiday News.

U.S. holiday sales seen slowest since 2001 -- ICSC (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:04:12 GMT U.S. holiday sales are expected to grow at the slowest rate since 2001 as consumers pull back spending in a weak economy, according to a survey by the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Freeway-construction crews to get long holiday weekend (The Arizona Republic)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:56:45 GMT Arizona Department of Transportation construction crews will be taking the Labor Day holiday weekend off.

Holiday closings (La Crosse Tribune)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:25:47 GMT Government offices and many businesses will be closed Monday for Labor Day. A partial holiday schedule includes:

DUI saturation for Labor Day holiday (KVBC Las Vegas)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:39:11 GMT Thousands of people will hit the roads this weekend for the Labor Day holiday. But there is a grim reminder to party smart. News 3's Collette Wieland went live to Silver State Towing where there is a clear message about why you shouldn't drink and drive.

MARKET TALK: Comex Copper Near Steady In 'Holiday Mode' (INO News)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:38:21 GMT 1411 GMT [Dow Jones] - Dec copper futures in New York have pared some of their slight losses but remain relatively flat as the market is in "holiday mode," says Frank Lesh, broker and futures analyst with FuturePath Trading. "There seems to be a lack of interest," he says.

DUI Task Force to focus on holiday (The Evening Sun)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:18:23 GMT Municipal police departments within the Southcentral PA Regional DUI Task Force will join more than 300 police departments statewide, and the Pennsylvania State Police, to crack down on impaired drivers through the end of the Labor Day holiday.

Prepare for very busy roads this holiday weekend (KREM.com Spokane)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:55:47 GMT SPOKANE--If you've ever traveled to seattle on a holiday weekend, you probably know that the highways can get pretty crowded. But in an effort to ease congestion, the Washington Department of Transportation is trying to get the word out about the most congested times on the roads.

Gas prices hamper holiday travel (News 14 Carolina)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:13:40 GMT RALEIGH -- The Labor Day holiday is just around the corner and that means a three-day weekend for most North Carolinians. But due to gas prices that are significantly higher than a year ago, fewer people are expected to travel this year.

Gas prices may jump for holiday (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:48:28 GMT If historic trends hold true for the holiday, gasoline prices could jump 7 to 20 cents per gallon in response to high demand on the last weekend of the summer travel season, said Roger Boyd, spokesman for AAA Kentucky.

New Zealand, Brazil sign working holiday scheme (People's Daily)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:32:28 GMT As many as 300 New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30 will be able to live in Brazil for one year to work, holiday or study under a new reciprocal working holiday scheme signed on Thursday. The agreement, signed in Auckland city by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, will also allow 300 Brazilians aged between 18 and 30 to come to New Zealand ...

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