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As the economy continues to recede, are cutting back on their liquor — with the exception of whiskey. Sales of bourbons such as Jack Daniels and Maker’s Mark are bucking a slump in sales of distilled spirits that set in during the final months of last year, according to industry officials. It’s not clear whether in hard economic times drinkers are looking for comfort in the bottom of a glass of Wild Turkey, or whether Americans long enamored with vodka, rum and tequila have rediscovered one of the nation’s oldest spirits. George Washington had a working still at Mount Vernon....

Washington, DC - The following is a statement by Keith Ashdown, Vice-President of Taxpayers for Common Sense on the Corporate Tax Bill: More boring than War & Peace and more complicated than ancient Greek, the 900-page corporate tax bill is riddled with wasteful add-ons for almost every special interest in Washington. In fact, if you work on K Street and aren’t getting anything out of this legislation, you should be fired. 147 out of 265 provisions in the corporate tax bill were added since October and we still have dozens of amendments to debate. Some of the highlights in the...

Sunday Liquor Sales by KYW's Tony Romeo For the first time since before prohibition, some Pennsylvania state stores will stay open on Sundays to sell wine and spirits prompting some prohibition era style protests as well. 61 state stores will be open from noon till five Sundays starting today. About half of those stores are in Philadelphia and the four suburban counties. Brian Smith is Executive Director of Pennsylvanians Concerned About Alcohol Problems which is part of a coalition that aims to stop Sunday alcohol sales in Pennsylvania. He contends there's no public demand for it. "The alcohol industry and...