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Posted AT 12:12 AM EST on 21/08/08

After the binge, the purge

BARRIE MCKENNA

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

WASHINGTON — — Tysons Corner, Va., is typical of upscale, inner-suburb shopping hubs found in many North American cities. Sitting conveniently outside the busy Beltway, which rings Washington, D.C., it's home to office towers, apartments, strip malls and a large regional shopping centre.

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