Merchants in this border town on the brushy banks of the Rio Grande have pretty much given up on a Merry Christmas. But they’re still optimistic about a Feliz Navidad. Sales to U.S. customers are slumping here like everywhere else. But Mexicans account for roughly half the retail business in Laredo From: star-telegram.com

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