states, north carolina based family dollar plans to expand west to california. i think the future of the space continued growth. there are still a lot of markets across the u.s. that don t have dollar stores. in addition to job-seekers and consumers, investors are taking note. the leading general merchandise discount retailers are trading close to their 52-week highs in atlanta, jonathan serrie, fox news. bret: we go from inexpensive stuff to free stuff. you will never guess what kids and capitol hill staffers are getting more nothing. that s later in the grapevine. up next, they are alleys but nato members can t agree about what to do about muammar gadd