delicate crags upper, state senator ulysses currie, and the coalition looked at votes on key bills including identity theft for children, and taxes on smokeless tobacco and small cigars. u.s. retail sales rose in july, the first time in four months. the report released today shows overall retail sales climbed nearly 1%. shoppers spent more money on things like furniture, building materials and sporting goods. a highway safety group has retooled its front end collision safety test to demonstrate the need for more safety features, even on some of the safest cars on the road. these new crash tests focused on a different type of head on collision and used some of the safest cars available, all because the insurance institute for highway safety wants to know why so many people die in crash is despite the fact that the vehicles are performing well in crash tests. the test allowed only a quarter of the car to slam into a