US retail sales rose 0.5 percent in December Current Status: Blessed (1) Change Status: BlessedPublishedUnpublishedRestoredQuarantinedDuplicatedCensored Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:31 AM politicsussalesretail-sales Tweet Discuss: ! keyboard shortcuts: V vote up article J next comment K previous comment