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January 20, 2009 Volume 120 Number 89

BY L I Z FARMER

liz.farmer@mddailyrecord.com

Simply put, its good old American capitalism,and Maryland merchants have been finding ways tocash in big.

While Tuesdays inauguration of Barack Obamaas president of the United States symbolizes, tomany, the realization of an American dream, for re-tailers it represents a chance to breathe some lifeinto their struggling industry and promote any-thing and everything Obama-related right down

to cupcakes and baseballs.Top-selling items have been T-shirts and other

commemorative gear, which has had screenersbusy filling orders for weeks.

Kevin Fulmer, co-owner of Screen Designs& Promotions, said the demand has driven hugespikes in his business during a month that is typi-cally quiet. He said his Davidsonville business hashad more than 300,000 Web hits since mid-De-cember and has sold nearly 10,000 items in the

The selling of the president (elect)

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In todays

MarylandLawyer

FMLA:

Same law, new

rules.

Some of his

focus is right

on in infras-

tructure, es-

pecially trans-

p o r t a t i o n ,

which is terri-

bly important in Maryland. Im

hopeful that his emphasis on in-

frastructure would allow us to

complete some worthy projects,

like the Red Line. One thing

you have to recognize is the huge

amount of stimulus thats beingput forward today may have some

adverse consequences down the

road in terms of inflation. You

want to make sure there are no

side effects of the fiscal drug

were about to take.

Atwood Woody Collins III,

President, M&T Bank Corp.

Mid-Atlantic division

The Obama

administration

promises a

commitment

to rethinking

health care in

America. The

focus is on the importance of

health care to every American both

in terms of their economic and per-

sonal security. Were seeing the

Obama administration bring a set

of thought leaders that holds the

promise of having a much-neededcollective conversation about how

to best change the health care sys-

tem in America. They provide the

opportunity for the critical con-

versation that many people have

been waiting for.

Carmela Coyle,

President and CEO,

Maryland Hospital Association

Im hopingfor majorchange in im-migration law,as well as inthe way for-eign policy is

set and practiced. I would hopethat they dont change the lawsconcerning citizenship-by-birth,which has been batted around.[The administration should] per-mit a path to legalization for peoplethat are already here. I think, es-

pecially in this last year, weve seenthat the destruction of families andjust blanket sweep of people out ofthe U.S is costing our economydearly. Youve got U.S. farmers thatare refusing to grow crops becausethey have no one to harvest them.Thats insane.

Linda A. Dominguez,

LA Dominguez Law

I think every-body is obvi-ously hopingfor the best.Obamas com-ing into a hor-nets nest. I

dont necessarily feel sorry for whathes doing coming into the worsteconomy weve seen in a long time,but at the same time, hes so fardown at the bottom that he canonly go up. One thing Ive seen inthis election that I havent seen in

my life is the amount of people whohave been galvanizing around [Oba-ma]. Theres really been a broadband of people rallying around himand thats a good thing because itbrings people together instead offighting him.

Patrick Turner,

President,

Turner Development Co.

InsideA miniature version of aNeiman Marcus departmentstore has been set up in the lob-by of the St. Regis Hotel inWashington since Thursday,and it will remain open untilthe last inaugural ballgoershave their Manolos shined andtheir bow ties tied.

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I have great

hope and ex-

pectations. I

think that, of

course, he will

grasp the ne-

cessities of

the economy because obviously

during the campaign and now he

recognizes thats the foremost

problem of the country. ... I look

for him to, as Bush tried to say

earlier, have a kinder, gentler ad-

ministration in terms of helpingthe disadvantaged. I look for the

Justice Department to be com-

pletely reversed in its involvement

in human rights and civil rights.

And I look forward to his Supreme

Court appointments.

A. Dwight Pettit,

The Law Office of

A. Dwight Pettit, P.A.

Thinking longterm we arehopeful that wecan both revital-

ize the economy and transi-tion into a clean energyeconomy. Our goals are verymuch in line with what Pres-ident-elect Obama has beensaying. He wants to doubleour alternative energy overthe next three years; hewants to create or sustainover 4 million new jobs. Itcan happen if were carefulabout the stepswe take now torevitalize oureconomy.

Tommy Landers,

Policy Advocate,

Environment Maryland

Hopes and fears for the new administrationDaily Record reporters asked

members of Marylands business

and legal communities what their

hopes and fears were as BarackObama takes the oath of office

as the 44th president of the Unit-

ed States at noon on Tuesday.

LitigationNew documents surface inExxon trial.

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More hopes and fears on Pages 6A, 8A and 9A

THE INAUGURATION OF BARACK OBAMA

We have greathopes for the newpresident. Despitethe challenging eco-

nomic times, people are excitedabout the future and what thischange represents. As a citythat depends on a vibranttourism industry, it is more im-portant than ever to restoreconsumer confi-dence and get peo-ple spending again.

Tom Noonan

President, BACVA

Strong demand for Obama merchandise is good news

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden wave to the crowd Saturday at the MARC train station in

Edgewood en route to Washington for Tuesdays inauguration.

RICHDENNISON