Recession items: Chocolate, shoes, SpamSource: USA Today
It's not all doom and gloom in the U.S. economy. Some products are bucking the recession and flying off store shelves.
Sales of chocolate and running shoes are up. Wine drinkers haven't stopped sipping; they just seem to be choosing cheaper vintages.
For Eateries, Oatmeal Is HotterSource: Wall Street Journal
Excerpt: The smoothie chain Jamba Juice plans to add oatmeal to the menu at its Chicago locations Thursday, the latest sign of how restaurants are trying to give the old-fashioned breakfast food an upscale makeover.

Today a measure was passed to give the president a 'line item veto'. This of course confuses me, and it may you as well, considering that the Supreme Court struck down a similar measure when Clinton was in office.