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Saturday, July 7, 2007

Roswell's Close Encounters With Cash

Roswell's Close Encounters With Cash
By TIM KORTE 07.06.07, 2:45 PM ET


Sixty years after bigheaded, toothpick-limbed green aliens allegedly crashed in the New Mexico desert - leaving little but paranoia in their wake - Roswell embraces the extraterrestrial.

To a point.

A McDonald's mimics a UFO. A wall of Wal-Mart displays a large rendering of a green spaceman. Arby's restaurant is hospitable: "Aliens Welcome," reads the big sign out front. The city draws thousands of enthusiasts to its annual UFO festival, which runs this weekend.

full story at:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/06/ap3890196.html

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