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Matt Bevin, owner of 180-year-old Bevin. Bros. bell-manufacturing company in East Hampton, Conn., stands by the remains of his burned-out factory. Production has resumed in a rented warehouse, and a new factory will be built. (Associated Press)

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A checkout line is backed up at a Best Buy store during a midnight Black Friday sale in Brentwood, Tenn., on Nov. 25, 2011. Holiday sales are expected to rise just 4.1 percent this year. Increases were 5.6 percent in 2010 and 5.5. percent in 2011. (Associated Press)

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Bernard Shaw, the CNN anchorman famous for provocative questions to guests, talks with viewers on the CNN set in 2000. He joined the network in 1980 and retired in 2001. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, file photo, a checkout line winds through a Best Buy store as shoppers take advantage of a midnight Black Friday sale on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Brentwood, Tenn. The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, said Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, that it expects sales during the winter holiday shopping period in November and December to rise 4.1 percent this year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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The United Swing States of America (Illustration by Jack Ohman for the Oregonian)

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Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth (28) celebrate after clinching division champ with a lose to the Philadelphia Phillies but win by Pittsburg Pirates over the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Ballpark, Washington, DC., Monday, October 1, 2012.(Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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The Washington Nationals celebrate after clinching division champ with a lose to the Philadelphia Phillies but win by Pittsburg Pirates over the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Ballpark. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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The Mitt Romney pet is accounting for 29 percent of Chia’s sales at Kmart and assorted online outlets. (Joseph Enterprises)

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Sen. Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security committee, believes Iranian special forces were behind a series of sophisticated foreign cyberattacks against the websites of U.S. banks. (Associated Press)

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A member of the staff prepares coffee at the cafe and wine bar of the Sankara Nairobi hotel in Kenya. Nairobi has seen the construction of several upscale properties in recent years, as developers eye an increase in business travel. (Associated Press)