Sales soared after radio shrink Dr. Laura Schlessinger referred parents who called in to the do-it-yourself kits, sold in drugstores.

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If you wondered why the two candidates seemed so chippy the other night, think about how you would feel if you had to confront the younger, more idealistic version of yourself after you sold out all your principles for a shot at the brass ring.

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When you sold the preferred, you kept the sweetener for yourself and some of your associates.

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But popular groups not quite big enough to make the "Rock Band" playlist are also preparing material for the do-it-yourself upload store, including Creed and Evanescence, each of which has sold tens of millions of albums in the past decade.

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