Obamas Visit FAO Schwarz; Americans Cut Back on Plastic Surgery

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Local
· Michelle Obama and daughters went to FAO Schwarz this weekend [NYP]
· Verve is closing on Bleecker Street [The Shophound]

National
· The Tiger Woods scandal isn't preventing people from buying golf gear [NYT]
· Miss Decadestwo this weekend? The Outnet is having a Louboutin sale [FP]
· People are ditching Wal-Mart as the economy improves [NYP]
· But they're also getting less plastic surgery due to the recession [The Guardian]

International
· Naomi Campbell says she's atoning for her bad behavior [Daily Mail]