Ashcroft is in Southern California in the midst of a weeklong West Coast swing.

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So right now, they're on what's called the West Coast swing.

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One possibility is that the jet streams that normally hit the west coast straight on will instead swing up into Alaska and dive down the coast, bringing along cold arctic winds with it.

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The Costco phenomenon was already in full swing in parts of the country, especially the West Coast, when my Forbes cover story appeared in summer 1997.

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