August Retail Sales Unchanged From July

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Wed, 09/14/2011 - 6:05am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in retail sales stalled in August after a pitched battle over spending in Congress led consumer confidence to crumble, data showed on Wednesday.

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