Used Autos - Weak Auto Sales Drag Down Retail Report (TheStreet.com) But excluding

Weak Auto Sales Drag Down Retail Report (TheStreet.com)
But excluding autos, August sales are a little stronger than expected.

Impala glimmers with competence (USA Today)
The 2006 Chevrolet Impala is a solid alternative to Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, considered benchmarks among family sedans.

U.S. August Retail Sales Fall 2.1%; Ex-Autos Rise 1% (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. retail sales fell in August by the most since November 2001 as auto purchases slumped after a buoyant July. Excluding cars, sales rose twice as much as expected.

Top News (KUTV.com)
(CBS) BAGHDAD Gunmen opened fire on day laborers in the capital early Friday, killing three and wounding a dozen in a drive-by shooting. Attacks claimed nine more lives elsewhere in Iraq as militants pressed their "all-out war" on Shiites.

U.S. Treasuries Fall After Report Shows Rise in Non-Auto Sales (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries fell for a second day in three after a government report showed retail sales excluding autos rose more than forecast last month.

Evacuees in South Sound left wondering about delay (The Olympian)
There was no doubt Thursday among some who listened to President Bush's televised speech that New Orleans and the storm-blasted Gulf Coast would rise again from the destruction.

U.S. August Retail Sales Fall 2.1%; Ex-Autos Rise 1% (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. retail sales fell in August by the most since November 2001 as auto purchases slumped after a buoyant July. The 2.1 percent decline follows a 1.8 percent increase the month before that was the same as originally reported, the Commerce Department said today in Washington.