We kinda liked "DownSlide, " pictured, which offers a side-sliding keypad and a 2.6-inch display that remains partially exposed in the closed position.

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The highly respected Economic Cycle Research Institute, for one, has been claiming the United States has been on an economic downslide since July.

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