Holiday shoppers hit the stores to do their economic heavy lifting
(LA Times Clippers)

Marisa Balderas, 32, arrived at a Best Buy in Montclair at 2:30 a.m. Friday with one goal in mind - getting a 55-inch Sharp television for her father, whose eyesight is declining. `I figured a nice, big TV would be easier on the eyes for him,` the Ontario resident said. The chances were good that...