random points

• green president = image that Loren wants to project
• reregulation of the financial system = one of Obama's centerpiece legislative agenda
• anti-trust laws = legislations against monopolies
• canned goods, condoms, over-the-counter female contraceptives =
  commodities that experience increase in demand during periods of recession (Time)
• cocooning = consumer behavior of going out less to reduce expenses (Time)
• contemporary consumer behavior in US =
  http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1884149,00.html