The European Commission, which has been considering outlawing the European industry's system of selling cars through exclusive dealerships, had been due to rule on the matter in 2002.

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To address the lines and crowding, organizers have overhauled the layout, spread out food tents, boosted the number of cashiers to three per restaurant tent, and upgraded the system for selling beer and wine.

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While the tidal wave of steeply discounted hotel properties didn't occur to the degree expected, a number of distressed properties still are winding through the system and selling on a one-off basis, said Jan Freitag, senior vice president of STR Global, a lodging research firm.

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