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NATIONWIDE PROTESTS AT WALMART
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walmart workers and supporters marched in protest at a number of stores nationwide Thursday and Friday, blasting the wages, benefits and treatment of employees of the world’s largest retailer. The efforts seemed to do little to keep shoppers away though — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it was its best ... - PAGE A6
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THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
November 24, 2012
Black Friday deals draw robust crowds
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NEW YORK (AP) — This season could mark the end of Black Friday as we know it. For decades, stores have opened their doors in the wee hours on the day after Thanksgiving. But this year, major chains such as Target and Sears ushered in customers on Thanksgiving itself, even before the turkey leftovers had gotten cold, turning the traditional busiest shopping day of the year into a twoday affair. Despite an outcry from some employees, both stores and shoppers seemed to like it. Some people went shopping with a full belly, going straight from the dinner table to the stores. Others slept off their big meal and went to the mall before daybreak on Black Friday. “I ate my turkey dinner and came right here,” said Rasheed Ali, a college student in New York City who bought a 50-inch TV for $349 and a sewing machine for $50 when Target opened at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving. “Then I’m going home and eating more.” This new approach could become a holiday shopping season tradition. “It’s Black Thursday and Friday combined,” said Jackie Fernandez, a retail expert at the consulting firm Deloitte. “This is going to be a new normal of how we shop.” It won’t be clear for a few days how many shop-
Roswell shoppers get after it
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ILISSA GILMORE RECORD STAFF WRITER
Shoppers weren’t too groggy from Thanksgiving’s meats and sweets to line up outside of local stores in the hopes of getting at Black Friday’s deals and offers. Friday came early for most stores, such as Walmart and Target, with their deals starting Thursday evening. Before Target opened its doors at 9 p.m., Thursday, an estimated 400 to 500 people waited outside. “That was probably the biggest rush,” said MoniSee ROSWELL, Page A3
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Bargain seeking shoppers at JC Penney stand in long checkout
Clashes erupt in Egypt
lines during the Black Friday sales event.
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Santa Claus receives fist bumps from delighted children at the Roswell Mall, Friday morning.
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CAIRO (AP) — Supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called “weevils eating away at the nation of Egypt.” The edicts by Morsi, which were issued Thursday, have turned months of growing polarization into an open battle between his Muslim Brotherhood and liberals who fear a new dictatorship. Some in the opposition, which has been divided and weakened, were now speaking of a sustained street campaign against the man who nearly five months ago became Egypt’s first freely elected president.
House to consider Carroll Caudill driven to help those GOP immigration bill in need, lives the Christmas spirit
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the U.S. Republican leaders made it clear after the election that the party was ready to get serious about overhauling the nation’s dysfunctional immigration system, a top priority for Hispanic communities. Taking up what is called the STEM Jobs Act during the lame-duck session could be seen as a first step in that direction. The House voted on a STEM bill — standing for science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in September, but under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority. It was defeated, with more than 80 percent of Democrats voting against it, because it offset the increase in visas for hightech graduates by eliminating another visa program that is available for less-educated foreigners, many from Africa. Republicans are changing the formula this time by adding a provision long sought by some immigration advocates — expanding a program that allows the spouses and minor children of people with permanent residence, or green card, to wait in the United States for their own green cards to be granted. There are some 80,000 of these family-based green cards allocated every year, but there are currently about 322,000 husbands, wives and children waiting in this category and on average people must wait more than two years to be reunited with their families. In the past that wait could be as long as six years. The House proposal would allow family members to come to the U.S. one year after they apply for their green cards, but they wouldn’t be able to work until they actually got the card. It applies to the families of green card holders who marry after getting their residency permits. Bruce Morrison, a former Democratic congressman from Connecticut who chaired the House immigration subcommittee and authored a 1990 immigration law, said the bill neither increases the number of green cards nor gives people green cards early. But people “get the most important benefit of being able to live legally in the United States with their spouses." Morrison, an immigration policy lobbyist who advocates for groups such as American Families United, called the bill See BILL, Page A3
NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
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There’s a good chance you’ve seen Carroll Caudill at Christmastime in Roswell — his full, white beard and a cheerful look, his black boots, a suit of red. Caudill, a great admirer of the holiday season, has donned the outfit and persona of Santa Claus for 15 years, giving performances in local nursing homes, day cares, churches and to benefit charities. Children who get a glimpse of Caudill Noah Vernau Photo without his suit as he checks prices in the aisles Carroll Caudill without his Santa suit Tuesday at Sam’s at Sam’s Club might whis- Club. per: Is that Santa? If your idea of Santa Claus is the spirit of giving, you’d likely find that the person behind Caudill’s Santa suit is not unlike old Jolly St. Nick. For years, Caudill has devoted himself to assist- asks me, then I’ll do my $5,000 to charitable ing those less fortunate, best to help them in what- organizations each quarworking to raise money for ever way I can,” he said. “I ter. organizations like CASA, don’t have a lot of great Caudill’s naturally white The Salvation Army, Boys talents other than trying hair has been a topic of & Girls Club, Tobosa to raise money.” conversation for years. In Developmental Services Caudill came to Roswell his younger days in Texas, and many others. from Fort Worth, Texas, in friends joked that Caudill “It’s just a passion,” 1993. He met his wife looked like Kenny Rogers. Caudill explained. “People Darlene while both worked And now with the comparsay slow down, but at this at JCPenney, and the two ison to Santa, Caudill point in your life, you have later went across the doesn’t mind one bit. “It’s to give back.” street to work at Sam’s “It doesn’t matter what Club, where Caudill leads See SPOTLIGHT, Page A3 the charity is, if somebody fundraisers that generate