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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Bush bash: the gift that keeps giving

ome of the T-shirts bear only the date: 01.20.09. The others spell it out: "Bush's Last Day".

But both, with an assortment of "Last Day" caps, mugs, bumper stickers, buttons, and other collectibles are seeing strong sales as politically minded US gift-givers stock up for this holiday season.

One of the most popular items is a pocket-sized clock that counts down the minutes - and yes, seconds - left in US President George Bush's final term in office.

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