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In the business of politics, there may be competition now for the famous "Hope" posters with the artsy depiction of Sen. Barack Obama.
Now you can get the GOP take with a $4 "Hottie for VP" sticker. Meantime, no such artsy sticker yet for Sen. Joe Biden.
LOOK WHO'S GOING TO THE CUSHY CORPORATE RETREAT In a week in which it feels like the economy is on life support, and you're lucky to have a job (and you are!), Embassy Suites, part of the Blackstone-owned Hilton Hotels Corp., is doing something completely different. The company is holding an executive retreat at the Tapatio Cliffs resort in Phoenix for 400 employees. But here's what's different about this team-building retreat. Some of the employees are hotel maids and desk clerks. For some, this is the first time they've ever been on an airplane. The company has 40 Spanish-speaking translators on hand.
Yes, for once, the maids get to leave their high-end hotel rooms a mess for someone else to clean up.
Team building "exercises" include putting together bicycles for charity. There's also a demonstration of the hotel experience is from the customer's perspective, and, after all that, the resort is setting up a special "Casino Room," with poker and Black Jack for "a little action" after hours.
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