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Sometimes, certain things can become very annoying. And here is one, that likely only male members of FR might think of and surely (or at least very, VERY hopefully!) only our guys have experienced: Sweatpants / running pants / jogging pants can be handy and quite comfy, sweatpants in cool weather especially so. BUT, the darn things almost never have some sort of fly, as in a zippered or buttoned or "snapped" (securely!) fly. This can be a bit of a, well, "pain", or at least an inconvenience, especially if the waist is a bit tight, and, well, I won't...

Barack Obama may be wearing a Hart Schaffner Marx suit when he takes the oath of office Tuesday, but the presidential connection is looking like a hollow triumph for suitmaker Hartmarx Corp. Chicago-based Hartmarx is facing the most serious crisis in its 120-year history as the recession smothers sales of $1,500 suits like the wool-cashmere blend Mr. Obama favors. Revenue is falling, cash is running short and the stock has nose-dived to 30 cents. Trading was exiled recently from the New York Stock Exchange — where Hartmarx had been listed since just after World War II — to the over-the-counter...