1.   Faced with economic doom and gloom, the average householder simply goes to the shops, according to a survey today.

2.   Asheville Mayor Leni Sitnick said her tourism-dependent city faces economic doom unless the pollution problem is solved.

3.   Democrats, however, paid no heed, and hammered away on their message of economic doom if the tax package is approved.

4.   Without dire forecasts of economic doom down the road, how can they don white hats and ride to the rescue?