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Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show.
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (ABC News)
Automakers to Introduce New Models of Luxury Vehicles at New York Auto Show
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
The 70,000 dollar 2007 Prodrive P2 is based on the Subaru WRX all-wheel drivetrain and modified two-liter flat-four.
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
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Immigrants claim pivotal role in economy - USA Today
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On a typical workday, Jose Castro figures he hefts about 400 boxes full of industrial parts. Each container weighs an average of 75 pounds. Add it up and Castro, a "pack man" earning $8 an hour at an Irvine ...
Immigration Rallies Under Way in United States
US Immigration Protests Fill Streets, Seek Reforms (Update5)
Military force in Iran dubbed 'wild speculation' - Washington Times
 Albany Times Union |
Washington Times -
By Joseph Curl. President Bush yesterday said that preventing Iran from building a nuclear bomb does not necessarily require the use of military force, adding that anyone who says otherwise is engaging in "wild speculation.". ...
Bush's "Nuclear Option"
Is US considering using nukes against Iran?
Australia FM says unaware of Iraq kickback reports - Washington Post
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By Michael Byrnes. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's foreign minister told an official inquiry on Tuesday he had been unaware of persistent diplomatic reports that the country's monopoly wheat exporter was allegedly paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. ...
Minister to front Iraq graft probe
Downer backs DFAT over AWB scandal
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show.
Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (ABC News)
Automakers to Introduce New Models of Luxury Vehicles at New York Auto Show
Skoda Auto's sales surge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Skoda Auto, a subsidiary of the German Volkswagen group and the biggest car producer in the Czech Republic, reported an 18.5-percent surge in first quarter sales.
Japanese cars in driver's seat (The Economic Times)
Japanese cars dominate the top-10 passenger vehicle (PV) models - which include cars, utility vehicles (UVs) and multi-purpose vehicles - sold in India in 05-06.
Official Auto Spies New York auto show photos (AutoSpies.com)
Springtime in New york means it's time for our favorite pastime, THE AUTO SHOW!Don't forget to keep checking our 2006 New York auto show photo gallery, sponsored by Lexus.This year's will be the best ever! 2006 New york auto show photo hallery
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State Patrol Cars Get More Safety Features (KCCI 8 Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol vehicles are getting a new look. All new patrol cars are being outfitted with new reflective decals and in-car computers.
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
Sport Compact Car Digital eNewsletter
Defeat puts spotlight on de Villepin - Financial Times
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By Martin Arnold in Paris. If only Dominique de Villepin had followed his own advice, he might not be in such a mess. In his book Le Cri de la Gargouille, written before becoming France's prime minister, he ...
Chirac's Rigid Creed for French Nonreform
France Sacks Youth Labor Law
Official Auto Spies New York auto show photos (AutoSpies.com)
Springtime in New york means it's time for our favorite pastime, THE AUTO SHOW!Don't forget to keep checking our 2006 New York auto show photo gallery, sponsored by Lexus.This year's will be the best ever! 2006 New york auto show photo hallery
Peru vote tally reveals tight contest for second - Financial Times
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By Hal Weitzman, Richard Lapper in Lima and agencies. Counting continued on Monday in Peru s closely watched presidential race after elections on Sunday indicated the struggle for second place would be very tight. ...
Peru faces presidential run-off vote
Peru's presidential election heads to a runoff
Japanese cars in driver's seat (The Economic Times)
Japanese cars dominate the top-10 passenger vehicle (PV) models - which include cars, utility vehicles (UVs) and multi-purpose vehicles - sold in India in 05-06.
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Chris Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow Have a Baby Boy - Deadbolt
 Sydney Morning Herald |
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By Steve Taylor. Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her rock star husband, Coldplay's Chris Martin, have a new addition to their family. Paltrow gave birth to the couple's second child over the weekend, and have named their son Moses Martin. ...
Baby bonanza
Holy Moses! It sa boy for Gwyneth
Crash Is Planned in Hunt for Lunar Water - New York Times
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New York Times -
WASHINGTON, April 10 A NASA spacecraft will deliberately crash into the Moon in January 2009, in a kind of two-way bank shot that will help scientists search for water that might be lurking in deep, dark craters, the space agency announced Monday. ...
NASA Adds Moon Crashing Probes to LRO Mission
NASA wants to crash into moon
Defeat puts spotlight on de Villepin - Financial Times
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Financial Times -
By Martin Arnold in Paris. If only Dominique de Villepin had followed his own advice, he might not be in such a mess. In his book Le Cri de la Gargouille, written before becoming France's prime minister, he ...
French leaders rescind controversial labor law
France scraps labor law, outlines new plan
State Patrol Cars Get More Safety Features (KCCI 8 Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol vehicles are getting a new look. All new patrol cars are being outfitted with new reflective decals and in-car computers.
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Grand theft auto - it's no game this time (MSNBC)
LOS ANGELES - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari in February has been arrested and accused of grand theft auto for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said.
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Scion Announces Name of All-New Sports Coupe Concept - FUSE - to Be Unveiled at 2006 New York International Auto Show (The Auto Channel)
TORRANCE, Calif., April 10 -- Scion announced today the all-new sports coupe concept debuting at the 2006 New York International Auto Show has been named FUSE.
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
James Comes Through As Cavs Top Hornets - NBA.com
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OKLAHOMA CITY, April 10 (Ticker) -- LeBron James dealt what could prove to be a fatal blow to the New Orleans Hornets' playoff hopes. James scored 32 points and drilled a jumper with five-tenths of a second ...
With Cavs' the No. 4 Seed, James May Sit
Cavs' James Wins It With 0.5 Seconds Left
Disney's Web Move Shakes Up - Wall Street Journal
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By BROOKS BARNES and BRIAN STEINBERG. Walt Disney Co.'s decision to offer some of its most popular ABC and Disney Channel shows on the Web free of charge sent various segments of the TV business racing to their ...
An animated response to new technology
Disney to make TV shows available free on Web
The Great Race
Skyline GT-R versus Jet from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show.
State Auto Financial Appoints New Directors (The Auto Channel)
COLUMBUS, Ohio--April 10, 2006--The Board of Directors of State Auto Financial Corporation has filled two vacancies by electing David R. Meuse and Alexander B. Trevor as directors, effective April 3.
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Official Auto Spies New York auto show photos (AutoSpies.com)
Springtime in New york means it's time for our favorite pastime, THE AUTO SHOW!Don't forget to keep checking our 2006 New York auto show photo gallery, sponsored by Lexus.This year's will be the best ever! 2006 New york auto show photo hallery
G.M.'s Joint Venture Partner in China Details Plans to Produce Own Cars (New York Times)
The Chinese joint venture partner of G.M. and Volkswagen announced plans to sell its own cars in China later this year and export cars to Europe next year.
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NASA wants to crash into moon - USA Today
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By John Kelly, Florida Today. NASA plans to smash a probe into the moon's south pole in a hunt for water. A lunar impactor will hitch a ride on the 2008 launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. A bevy of ...
NASA to Crash Space Probe Into Moon
NASA Adds Moon Crashing Probes to LRO Mission
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Two men, two cars, one dream (Reno Gazette-Journal)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Hot August Nights, Northern Nevada's annual celebration of the cars and culture of the 1950s and '60s, is July 29-Aug. 6. But classic cars are now in the final stages of restoration. Owners want them finished in time for the event. The Reno Gazette-Journal will follow two classic car enthusiasts from now until August.
With One Filing, Prosecutor Puts Bush in Spotlight - New York Times
 Washington Post |
New York Times -
WASHINGTON, April 10 From the early days of the CIA leak investigation in 2003, the Bush White House has insisted there was no effort to discredit Joseph C. Wilson IV, the man who emerged as the most damaging critic of the administration's case that ...
President Bush Allegedly Responsible For Disclosure Of Pre-War ...
Final jeopardy over CIA leak
Different
2002 Dodge Neon Turbo goes after all the SRT4s out on the streets and the track using SOHC turbocharged power.
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Immigration Celebration Becomes Protest - ABC News
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Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., holds a "We are American" sign in front of tens of thousands of protestors gathered on the National Mall in Washington Monday, April 10, 2006, to protest against proposed immigration reforms. ...
Immigration rallies sweep US
Pro-immigration demonstrators fill streets across the nation
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Chirac backs down and scraps youth job law - Guardian Unlimited
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President Jacques Chirac caved in yesterday to France's biggest street protests for decades and scrapped the controversial new youth employment law, handing a victory to the unions and a blow to his prime minister, Dominique de Villepin. ...
Chirac forced to drop youth job law
France scraps youth job law
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Grand theft auto - it's no game this time (MSNBC)
LOS ANGELES - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari in February has been arrested and accused of grand theft auto for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said.
China's SAIC flexes muscle to build own-brand cars (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Top Chinese car maker SAIC Motor Corp. said on Monday it would spend another $1.25 billion to fuel its ambition of selling its own brand of cars globally, putting to use technology gleaned from its foreign partners and Britain's collapsed MG Rover.
Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
The Next Evolution
2007 Mitsubishi Evolution 10
Project Acura TSX Part 2
In the second episode of this project, we install a Skunk2 intake, exhaust system and header, along with a Hondata K-Pro ECU.
Texas' Aldridge Plans to Enter NBA Draft - Forbes
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By JIM VERTUNO , 04.10.2006, 09:45 PM. Texas sophomore forward LaMarcus Aldridge said Monday night he intends to enter the NBA draft, where he's expected to be among the top picks. "When I came to Texas, my ...
Report says Aldridge will leave for NBA
Report: Aldridge to enter NBA Draft
Skoda Auto's sales surge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Skoda Auto, a subsidiary of the German Volkswagen group and the biggest car producer in the Czech Republic, reported an 18.5-percent surge in first quarter sales.
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
Fat-busting laser may help cellulite, acne, heart disease - Food Consumer
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Food Consumer -
By Kathy Jones. April 10 (foodconsumer.org)- American scientists have developed a new tool to fight fat - a high intensity laser beam. This beam, which originates from a machine called a free-electron laser ...
Fat-burning laser brings cellulite hope
Anti-fat laser could treat heart disease
Auto Assault (pc: 2006): Reviews (metacritic)
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games. Combine fast-paced vehicular combat with high-tech, futuristic weaponry and hundreds of intense skills and you get Auto Assault -- a unique departure from traditional Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs).
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
Cruise Nite on a roll for 9th year of classic cars and good times (Santa Paula Times)
Cruise Nite is rolling into Santa Paula Friday night for its 9th season of classic cars and good times, an event that just keeps getting bigger and better.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Project Acura TSX Part 2
In the second episode of this project, we install a Skunk2 intake, exhaust system and header, along with a Hondata K-Pro ECU.
Different
2002 Dodge Neon Turbo goes after all the SRT4s out on the streets and the track using SOHC turbocharged power.
60 perish in Meerut fire - Deccan Herald
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At least 60 people, mostly women and children, were charred to death and more than 100 injured, some of them seriously, in a devastating fire that ravaged a consumer goods fair here on Monday evening. The ...
50 charred to death in Meerut trade fair fire
Meerut fair fire: 1 exit for hundreds of visitors, 45 charred to ...
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
DETROIT (AP) - Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show. Mercedes-Benz plans to simulate an electrical storm with lightning bolts to debut the redesigned E-Class sedan. Lexus will
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Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (ABC News)
Automakers to Introduce New Models of Luxury Vehicles at New York Auto Show
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Bush defends declassification of intelligence report - Kansas City Star
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BY WILLIAM DOUGLAS. WASHINGTON - President Bush acknowledged Monday that he authorized the selective declassification of portions of a highly classified intelligence report in an effort to rebut critics who ...
Chambliss: Bush may need to clarify Iraq intelligence leak
Bush acknowledges declassifying Iraq intelligence
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
Party chief resigns in Germany - International Herald Tribune
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BERLIN Matthias Platzeck, the leader of Germany's Social Democrats who was once viewed as a possible future chancellor, resigned Monday for health reasons after only five months on the job and was immediately replaced by a veteran regional party leader. ...
Profile: Kurt Beck, SPD leader-in-waiting
German Social Democrats Leader Resigns for Health Reasons
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
The 70,000 dollar 2007 Prodrive P2 is based on the Subaru WRX all-wheel drivetrain and modified two-liter flat-four.
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Update 4: Venezuela Threatens to Expel US Envoy - Forbes
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By IAN JAMES , 04.10.2006, 07:49 PM. The Venezuelan government cited the US ambassador's charity visits to poor neighborhoods as a sign that he is meddling in the country's internal affairs, and said Monday ...
Chavez threatens US ambassador
Chavez Threatens to Expel US Ambassador
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2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
The 70,000 dollar 2007 Prodrive P2 is based on the Subaru WRX all-wheel drivetrain and modified two-liter flat-four.
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show.
Closing schools in bird flu alert could save 50,000 lives - Daily Mail - UK
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By Dan Newling 08:33am 10th April 2006. School closures may be necessary in areas affected by bird flu to prevent the deaths of 50,000 children from the disease, the chief medical officer has said. The closure ...
Common sense prevails as Brits say one dead swan is not a pandemic
Britain's top scientist rubbishes bird flu pandemic theory
Screaming intruder arrested on White House grounds - Reuters
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Reuters -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A screaming intruder was subdued at gunpoint on the White House grounds on Sunday while President George W. Bush was at home. The bearded man, unarmed and wearing a ragged T-shirt that ...
White House Fence Jumper Due in Court
Students Witness Skirmish At White House
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
DETROIT (AP) - Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show. Mercedes-Benz plans to simulate an electrical storm with lightning bolts to debut the redesigned E-Class sedan. Lexus will
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Two men, two cars, one dream (Reno Gazette-Journal)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Hot August Nights, Northern Nevada's annual celebration of the cars and culture of the 1950s and '60s, is July 29-Aug. 6. But classic cars are now in the final stages of restoration. Owners want them finished in time for the event. The Reno Gazette-Journal will follow two classic car enthusiasts from now until August.
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
The Next Evolution
2007 Mitsubishi Evolution 10
Update 3: EU Ministers Endorse Freeze on Hamas - Forbes
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By ROBERT WIELAARD , 04.10.2006, 04:50 PM. European Union foreign ministers on Monday endorsed an indefinite freeze of direct aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian government, but said they will continue to fund ...
Mideast papers attack Hamas aid cut
EU set to freeze Hamas aid, will still help people (Roundup)
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
Early New Orleans Voting Begins Around La. - Houston Chronicle
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By ALAN SAYRE Associated Press Writer. NEW ORLEANS Voters lined up in New Orleans and other Louisiana towns Monday for the start of early balloting in the city's primary election, delayed by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...
Evacuees Return for New Orleans Vote
Will Ray Nagin Win Redemption in New Orleans?
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Tense Genoa as votes are counted - BBC News
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By Stephanie Holmes. Just hours ago it seemed as though the man he campaigned for, believed in and voted for - Romano Prodi - was heading to power. Now, though, he is not so sure. "We'll have no choice - we ...
Q&A: 'Berlusconi will be waiting for Prodi to falter'
Italian general election hangs by a thread
Project Acura TSX Part 2
In the second episode of this project, we install a Skunk2 intake, exhaust system and header, along with a Hondata K-Pro ECU.
Google Looks to Orion for Better Search - Sci-Tech Today
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Sci-Tech Today -
By Elizabeth Millard. In an effort to increase the relevancy of its search results, Google has purchased a new search algorithm created by a university student. Called Orion, the algorithm discovers relevant ...
New tool to revolutionise web searches
Google Snags Down Under Search Specialist
Behind Gossip, There's Often a Relationship - New York Times
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New York Times -
Jared Paul Stern has been in New York newspapers for 12 years, most of them working for Richard Johnson, the editor of the Page Six gossip column at The New York Post. While Mr. Johnson has never been accused ...
Page Six! Stop the presses!
Scandal on page six of the New York Post
State Patrol Cars Get More Safety Features (KCCI 8 Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol vehicles are getting a new look. All new patrol cars are being outfitted with new reflective decals and in-car computers.
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
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Project Acura TSX Part 2
In the second episode of this project, we install a Skunk2 intake, exhaust system and header, along with a Hondata K-Pro ECU.
Masters win puts Phil atop our rankings - FOXSports.com
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Nobody is talking about Mickelson's slow start anymore. After failing to win since the PGA Championship last August at Baltusrol, he has overtaken Woods as the hottest golfer in the world with a 13-stroke ...
Mickelson dismisses grand slam talk
For Couples, it s what could ve been
State Patrol Cars Get More Safety Features (KCCI 8 Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol vehicles are getting a new look. All new patrol cars are being outfitted with new reflective decals and in-car computers.
G.M.'s Joint Venture Partner in China Details Plans to Produce Own Cars (New York Times)
The Chinese joint venture partner of G.M. and Volkswagen announced plans to sell its own cars in China later this year and export cars to Europe next year.
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Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
Sport Compact Car Digital eNewsletter
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
French labour law to be scrapped - Chirac - RTE.ie
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The office of the French President, Jacques Chirac, has said the controversial youth job contract, which has led to mass protests across the country, is to be scrapped. The First Job Contract, proposed by ...
French PM regrets dropping of CPE law
French celebrate job law backdown
Project Acura TSX Part 2
In the second episode of this project, we install a Skunk2 intake, exhaust system and header, along with a Hondata K-Pro ECU.
Luxury Cars to Be Shown at N.Y. Auto Show (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
DETROIT (AP) - Despite consumers' growing affection for smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, luxury vehicles are holding their own in the U.S. market, and automakers hope to maintain that momentum with new models that will be introduced this week at the New York Auto Show. Mercedes-Benz plans to simulate an electrical storm with lightning bolts to debut the redesigned E-Class sedan. Lexus will
Different
2002 Dodge Neon Turbo goes after all the SRT4s out on the streets and the track using SOHC turbocharged power.
Two men, two cars, one dream (Reno Gazette-Journal)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Hot August Nights, Northern Nevada's annual celebration of the cars and culture of the 1950s and '60s, is July 29-Aug. 6. But classic cars are now in the final stages of restoration. Owners want them finished in time for the event. The Reno Gazette-Journal will follow two classic car enthusiasts from now until August.
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Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Fat Melting Laser May Treat Cellulite, Heart Disease And Acne - Medical News Today
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Medical News Today -
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, are using the Free-Electron Laser at specific wavelengths (selective photothermolysis) to heat up fat, which is then excreted by the body - without harming the skin. ...
The laser that zaps fat
Free-electron laser targets fat
The Great Race
Skyline GT-R versus Jet from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
The 70,000 dollar 2007 Prodrive P2 is based on the Subaru WRX all-wheel drivetrain and modified two-liter flat-four.
Grand theft auto - it's no game this time (MSNBC)
LOS ANGELES - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari in February has been arrested and accused of grand theft auto for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said.
Chinese company plans to make own cars (UPI)
SHANGHAI, April 10 (UPI) -- Shanghai Automotive Industry, currently making cars with General Motors and Volkswagen, plans to introduce its own line by next year.
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Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Preview: NY Auto Show; Sneak Peek: '07 Audi TT and All-New Jeep Patriot; Burning Rubber with the Cadillac STSv; Spy (SYS-CON Media)
There'll be big news in the Big Apple this week. The New York International Auto Show is about to get underway, but you can beat the traffic, beat the crowds, and beat your friends to the big news. TheCarConnection.com (http://www.thecarconnection.com/ ) has a complete preview, in this week's issue. Get a good look at the four-door Wrangler, the next-generation Infiniti G35, Acura's redesigned
Grand theft auto - it's no game this time (MSNBC)
LOS ANGELES - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari in February has been arrested and accused of grand theft auto for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said.
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
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2002 Dodge Neon Turbo goes after all the SRT4s out on the streets and the track using SOHC turbocharged power.
China's SAIC flexes muscle to build own-brand cars (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Top Chinese car maker SAIC Motor Corp. said on Monday it would spend another $1.25 billion to fuel its ambition of selling its own brand of cars globally, putting to use technology gleaned from its foreign partners and Britain's collapsed MG Rover.
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
France scraps labor law, outlines new plan - Christian Science Monitor
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By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. PARIS Bowing to public opposition and persistent street demonstrations, the French government Monday withdrew the controversial youth jobs ...
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France scraps controversial youth job contract
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Enron's Skilling says he's innocent - MarketWatch
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HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive of Enron Corp., took the stand in his own defense Monday, asserting under oath that he is innocent and repeating his belief that when he left the energy giant, Enron was the "finest ...
The Skilling Show
Skilling comes out swinging
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Chinese company plans to make own cars (UPI)
SHANGHAI, April 10 (UPI) -- Shanghai Automotive Industry, currently making cars with General Motors and Volkswagen, plans to introduce its own line by next year.
Skoda Auto's sales surge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Skoda Auto, a subsidiary of the German Volkswagen group and the biggest car producer in the Czech Republic, reported an 18.5-percent surge in first quarter sales.
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
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Belarus Officials Dismiss EU Sanctions - Voice of America
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By Bill Gasperini. The Belarussian government has dismissed as "useless" the visa ban imposed by the European Union against top officials of the government, including long-time President Alexander Lukashenko. ...
Europe Imposes Travel Restrictions on Belarus Officials
Third term and doubled gas prices
China's SAIC flexes muscle to build own-brand cars (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Top Chinese car maker SAIC Motor Corp. said on Monday it would spend another $1.25 billion to fuel its ambition of selling its own brand of cars globally, putting to use technology gleaned from its foreign partners and Britain's collapsed MG Rover.
EU halts Palestinian aid - Aljazeera.net
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European Union foreign ministers have approved a temporary suspension of aid to the Palestinian Authority. Ministers said after a meeting in Luxembourg that some of the 500 million euro ($600 million) cut ...
EU vows to stand by Palestinians despite suspending aid to gov't
EU foreign ministers suspend aid to Palestinian Authority
Skilling comes out swinging - CNN International
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Ex-Enron CEO vows to 'fight charges until the day I die,' but he's nervous because his 'life is on the line.'. HOUSTON (CNNMoney.com) - Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling took the witness stand Monday ...
Enron's Skilling takes witness stand at trial
Update 10: Skilling Says He's 'Absolutely Inncocent'
Launch of the new Volvo XC90 at New York International Auto Show 2006 (The Auto Channel)
New York - April 10, 2006: The world launch of the new Volvo XC90 will take place at New York International Auto Show 2006. The all-new Volvo S80, featuring a "park assist camera," will be presented for the first time on the US market.
'Ice Age' Beats 'Benchwarmers' Heat To Hold Box-Office #1 - MTV.com
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Despite attempts at a box-office coup by a trio of benchwarmers, a troupe of dancers, a pair of crime bosses and some phat girlz, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" held #1 for a second week. the top of the box office ...
No Meltdown for "Ice Age"
'Ice Age' continues box-office warming trend with $34.5 million
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Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
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The Great Race
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Japan to produce over 50% of UK's cars (Sydney Morning Herald)
Japanese manufacturers are expected to produce over half of Britain's cars for the first time this year following years of substantial investment and the demise of the last British-owned mass carmaker.
State Farm Promotes Disney Pixar 'Cars' Movie (adrants)
It seems pretty obvious - a car insurance company sponsoring a movie about cars - but insurance companies aren't usually the sort of company that gets in bed with Hollywood. That line of thinking's ended with State Farm's promotional...
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Launch of the new Volvo XC90 at New York International Auto Show 2006 (The Auto Channel)
New York - April 10, 2006: The world launch of the new Volvo XC90 will take place at New York International Auto Show 2006. The all-new Volvo S80, featuring a "park assist camera," will be presented for the first time on the US market.
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
NAMIC Pleased California Auto Repair Bill Modified for Study (Insurance Journal)
In the wake of stiff industry opposition, a California proposal that would have have impeded consumer access to affordable auto repairs has been sufficiently mitigated for now, said a spokesman for th
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Early New Orleans Voting Begins Around La. - Houston Chronicle
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By ALAN SAYRE Associated Press Writer. NEW ORLEANS Voters lined up in New Orleans and other Louisiana towns Monday for the start of early balloting in the city's primary election, delayed by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Early New Orleans Voting Begins Around La.
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UPDATE 3-Nationalist just ahead in Peru presidential vote - Reuters
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By Robin Emmott. LIMA, Peru, April 10 (Reuters) - Ollanta Humala, a former army commander who has polarized Peru with his calls to redistribute the its wealth to the poor, led the presidential election in a ...
Peru Faces Hard-Fought Runoff Race
Nationalist Ahead in Peru, but Faces Runoff
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Vandals hit cars at rescue squad (The Robesonian)
LUMBERTON - Members of the Lumberton Rescue Squad have spent countless unpaid hours helping others. Last week, vandals helped themselves to items in rescue members' cars.
Exit Polls Show Berlusconi's Alliance Losing Seats in Vote - New York Times
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ROME, April 10 Italians finished two days of voting this afternoon, and surveys of voters leaving the polls suggested that the center-left coalition led by Romano Prodi was winning more seats in parliament than the alliance led by Prime Minister ...
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Italy awaits election result
Israel shuts joint security post - BBC News
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Hamas: Israel severing ties with PA is 'declaration of war'
Japan to produce over 50% of UK's cars (Sydney Morning Herald)
Japanese manufacturers are expected to produce over half of Britain's cars for the first time this year following years of substantial investment and the demise of the last British-owned mass carmaker.
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G.M.'s Joint Venture Partner in China Details Plans to Produce Own Cars (New York Times)
The Chinese joint venture partner of G.M. and Volkswagen announced plans to sell its own cars in China later this year and export cars to Europe next year.
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Bird flu outbreak in Myanmar raises alarm - IHT ThaiDay
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By Suzanne Nam. Governors of provinces along the Myanmar border have been instructed to step up surveillance efforts in response to the discovery of more than 100 separate cases of avian flu in that country. ...
Myanmar reports 100 new bird flu cases
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Chirac announces divisive youth jobs law will be replaced - Mainichi Daily News
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac announced plans Monday to replace an employment law that triggered massive protests and strikes across France, bowing to intense pressure from students and unions and dealing a blow to his loyal premier. ...
Chirac to Replace Youth Jobs Law
France backs down on youth jobs law
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Brazil's first astronaut elevated to superhero status - Guardian Unlimited
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Brazil's first astronaut touched down in a freezing Kazakhstan yesterday amid a cacophony of praise in his native country. Yet as some bickered about who should play Marcos Cesar Pontes in the cinema version ...
International Crew Lands Safely on Earth
Russia s Soyuz Brings Brazil s First Astronaut Back to Earth
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Chirac retreats on youth labor law - MarketWatch
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Bowing to pressure from students and unions, French President Jacques Chirac on Monday unveiled plans to scrap a controversial youth-labor contract that spawned weeks of strikes and led to a complete political stalemate. ...
Chirac scraps jobs plan in wake of protests
Villepin s fading star CPE crisis: ultimatum from unions ...
Top Australian official testifies in Iraq oil case - International Herald Tribune
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SYDNEY A royal commission investigating allegations that an Australian wheat company paid $200 million in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's government under the United Nations Oil for Food Program escalated Monday, with the appearance at the hearings of the ...
Australia PM Giving Oil-For-Food Statement
Vaile Says he Wasn't Told of Claims AWB Was Paying Kickbacks
Windows On Macs, Oh My! - InformationWeek
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Apple last week offered free software called Boot Camp that lets users run Windows XP on its new Intel-based Macintoshes. It was only a matter of time before someone did. Two weeks earlier, two San Francisco ...
The kind of hacking you want
Apple plugs into the world of Windows but animosity remains
Tiger wilts on green - New York Daily News
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BY HANK GOLA. AUGUSTA, Ga. - It's likely that the putter Tiger Woods used in the Masters yesterday is going to end up in a storage, if it makes it that far. As his caddie, Steve Williams, came off the 18th ...
Mickelson must now be feared
Beauty, Phil: The jacket still fits
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Tabula Rasa Beta Opportunity Opens For Auto Assault Early Birds (Total Video Games)
NCSoft announces that the first 200 Auto Assault subscribers will land the chance to test a new MMO...
The Fate of the U.S. Auto Worker (The Dartmouth)
The decline of the U.S. auto industry has been the butt of jokes. The punch line is always bipartisan. Environmentalists on the left have savaged the U.S. auto industry as if there were no carmakers outside of Detroit. I admit to using these pages to...
Two men, two cars, one dream (Reno Gazette-Journal)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Hot August Nights, Northern Nevada's annual celebration of the cars and culture of the 1950s and '60s, is July 29-Aug. 6. But classic cars are now in the final stages of restoration. Owners want them finished in time for the event. The Reno Gazette-Journal will follow two classic car enthusiasts from now until August.
AUTO ADVANCES: Automakers making rust a thing of the past (The Charlotte Observer)
Victory is at hand in the auto industry's 30-year war against rust.
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Kahne surges to stardom - Chicago Tribune
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By Ed Hinton. FT. WORTH -- Kasey Kahne, who turns 26 Monday, has teetered on the brink of NASCAR stardom for two years. Sunday may have marked his breakthrough. Kahne outdueled one of his mentors, Tony Stewart ...
Kahne wins at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas: Tony Stewart race report
Russian MP criticizes EU sanctions against Belarus leaders - RIA Novosti
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MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - Banning Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and the country's other senior state officials from entering the European Union is not an effective political measure, a senior member of the Russian parliament said Monday ...
EU slaps visa ban on officials
EU bans visas for Belarus leaders
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Military Plane crash in Marsabit - African News Dimension
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By ebby ebby. A military plane carrying 17 people including government officials headed to Marsabit for a peace mission has crashed near Marsabit airstrip in Kenya. Military Plane crash in Marsabit A military ...
Kenyan military plane crashes
Kenyan military plane crashes
Why Detroit needs to build better cars (MSNBC)
So how can Detroit build better cars -- cars that Americans crave? First, say analysts, U.S. car makers have to improve quality. Period. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau
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Nepal declares curfew to contain rising protests - Daily News & Analysis
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KATHMANDU: Nepal on Monday declared a daytime curfew and kept shoot-on-sight orders in the capital for the third consecutive day as it battled to contain nationwide protests against the king. "Local authorities ...
Nepal rebels set to back strike
New clashes erupt in Nepal's capital
Japan to produce over 50% of UK's cars (Sydney Morning Herald)
Japanese manufacturers are expected to produce over half of Britain's cars for the first time this year following years of substantial investment and the demise of the last British-owned mass carmaker.
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Air Caster Corp. rolling as auto industry retools (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - With two of the nation's largest automakers shutting plants and laying off workers because of declining sales, it would seem like a terrible time to be a supplier to the auto industry.
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
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Auto show takes full advantage of center's exhibition facilities (BizJournals)
Putting the Hawaii Convention Center to use in the way it was intended is the First Hawaiian International Auto Show, which opened Thursday and runs through the weekend.
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No agreements on foreign cars assembly after Russia joins WTO (The Russia Journal Daily)
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia will not enter new agreements on assembling foreign cars in the country after it joins the World Trade Organization, the economic development and trade minister said Monday.
China willing to talk with US, EU on auto parts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has said it is willing to engage in talks following European and American complaints that it is unfairly blocking foreign-made auto parts.
Auto industry career started at racetrack (The Indianapolis Star)
DEARBORN, Mich. -- The growl of engines first lured Anne Stevens to the auto business. When she was still a toddler, she remembers hearing the race cars start up on the dirt track at a Pennsylvania fairgrounds. She broke away from her parents, ran to the fence surrounding the track and watched in awe.
The laser that zaps fat - Manchester Evening News
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A FAT-BUSTING laser could make cellulite, acne and even heart disease dissapear, scientists say. The device - developed in the US - is able to heat-up fat in the body without harming the skin above it. The ...
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC
'Ten Commandments' is an inane, empty remake - Boston Globe
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By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff | April 10, 2006. I've always wanted to open a review with ''LOL." And the moment almost arrived thanks to ABC's ''The Ten Commandments." Those three letters, Internet shorthand ...
A producer of biblical proportions
A Moses plagued by inner turmoil
EU ministers to debate measures against Iran - Reuters.uk
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By Paul Taylor. LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European foreign ministers will review options on Monday for possible restrictive measures against Iran, including eventual financial sanctions, if Tehran continues to defy calls to halt sensitive nuclear activity. ...
Solana: EU Should Consider Iran Sanctions
EU urged to consider sanctions on Iran
China willing to talk with US, EU on auto parts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has said it is willing to engage in talks following European and American complaints that it is unfairly blocking foreign-made auto parts.
Auto industry career started at racetrack (The Indianapolis Star)
DEARBORN, Mich. -- The growl of engines first lured Anne Stevens to the auto business. When she was still a toddler, she remembers hearing the race cars start up on the dirt track at a Pennsylvania fairgrounds. She broke away from her parents, ran to the fence surrounding the track and watched in awe.
No agreements on foreign cars assembly after Russia joins WTO (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will not enter new agreements on assembling foreign cars in the country after it joins the World Trade Organization, the economic development and trade minister said Monday.
Japan to produce over 50% of UK's cars (Sydney Morning Herald)
Japanese manufacturers are expected to produce over half of Britain's cars for the first time this year following years of substantial investment and the demise of the last British-owned mass carmaker.
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Australian PM to Submit Evidence to Iraqi Bribes Inquiry - Voice of America
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By Phil Mercer. Australian Prime Minister John Howard has been asked to give evidence to a commission investigating claims that the country's wheat exporter bribed Saddam Hussein. The announcement comes as ...
Howard to respond to wheat probe
Vaile Says he Wasn't Told of Claims AWB Was Paying Kickbacks
Auto show takes full advantage of center's exhibition facilities (BizJournals)
Putting the Hawaii Convention Center to use in the way it was intended is the First Hawaiian International Auto Show, which opened Thursday and runs through the weekend.
Girl, 14, shot dead at birthday party - Seattle Times
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A 14-year-old girl dancing at a friend's birthday party was shot through a window by someone in the back yard and died in her sister's arms, police said. The Saturday night house party was attended by about ...
White House Intruder to Appear in Court Today
Intruder Gains Front Lawn of White House
China auto trade speeds up (Bangkok Post)
Chinese auto-parts manufacturers are seeking foreign business partnerships in Thailand and elsewhere to upgrade their technology and services. Increasing demand for cars has brought about rapid growth in auto-parts manufacturing in China.
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Chinese auto-parts manufacturers are seeking foreign business partnerships in Thailand and elsewhere to upgrade their technology and services. Increasing demand for cars has brought about rapid growth in auto-parts manufacturing in China.
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Berlusconi, Prodi face day of reckoning in Italian elections - Monsters and Critics.com
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Rome - Polling stations reopened Monday for a final day of voting that will decide whether Silvio Berlusconi or Romano Prodi will form a new government in Italy. Polls were to remain open until 3 pm (1300 ...
Italians return to election polls
Italy delivers verdict on Berlusconi today
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Cars careen into LI shops (WABC-TV New York)
In two seperate incidents that happened in a time span of less than 24 hours, cars came crashing into a storefronts in Nassau County.
Two cars bump; one injury (The Jersey Journal)
Five Jersey City residents, including 3-year-old and 12-year-old boys, were taken to Jersey City Medical Center yesterday after two cars collided at the Route 139 and Central Avenue intersection at 11 a.m., police said.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC
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New clashes erupt in Nepal's capital - Malaysia Star
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KATMANDU (AP) - New clashes erupted Monday between anti-monarch protesters and security forces in Nepal's capital, while most residents spent the bulk of the daylight hours cooped up at home on the third day of a government curfew. ...
Nepalese protesters defy king s curbs on democracy
Bloody clashes as Nepal police battle protesters
Air Caster Corp. rolling as auto industry retools (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - With two of the nation's largest automakers shutting plants and laying off workers because of declining sales, it would seem like a terrible time to be a supplier to the auto industry.
Serpentine queues at SBI branches - Daily News & Analysis
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MUMBAI: Over 8,000 employees spanning over 260 branches of the State Bank of India resumed duty on Monday in Mumbai and in its neighboring district Thane. It follows the withdrawal of a countrywide strike ...
India SBI agrees to raise pensions to end strike
State Bank back in action from today as pension hiked
Japan to produce over 50% of UK's cars (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Japanese manufacturers are expected to produce over half of Britain's cars for the first time this year following years of substantial investment.
Windows security on your Mac - CNET.com.au
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Convergence has come to the software world. Last week Apple pulled a feature planned for inclusion in the next generation of Mac OS X (code-named Leopard) and offered it up to the public like an early Christmas present. ...
Apple plugs into the world of Windows but animosity remains
Win on Mac: A Sign Of the Apocalypse?
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
European MPs denounce protectionism - Ninemsn
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European politicians teamed up with business leaders on Saturday to defend globalisation and denounce protectionism, arguing that freer trade and more open markets were good for both jobs and profits. They ...
TEXT-Chairman's statement from ASEM finance ministers meeting
EU leaders talk softly on yuan
Auto parts deal jump-starts I-20 West corridor (BizJournals)
A sizable lease by an auto parts distributor is the first this year in metro Atlanta's Interstate 20 West corridor industrial market.
Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
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Auto show takes full advantage of center's exhibition facilities (BizJournals)
Putting the Hawaii Convention Center to use in the way it was intended is the First Hawaiian International Auto Show, which opened Thursday and runs through the weekend.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (ABC News)
China's SAIC Motor Corp. Planning to Make 600,000 Own-Brand Vehicles a Year by 2010
Fast cars and fast living at heart of Malibu mystery (San Francisco Chronicle)
The rich love their toys, and nowhere are such status symbols more plentiful or spectacular than in sun-kissed Malibu, where exotic sports cars are as common as double-decaf, low-fat lattes. So when a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo was wrecked here in February...
No agreements on foreign cars assembly after Russia joins WTO (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will not enter new agreements on assembling foreign cars in the country after it joins the World Trade Organization, the economic development and trade minister said Monday.
Auto parts deal jump-starts I-20 West corridor (BizJournals)
A sizable lease by an auto parts distributor is the first this year in metro Atlanta's Interstate 20 West corridor industrial market.
Mubarak s civil war comments irk Iraq, Iran - Daily News & Analysis
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CAIRO: Iraq and its powerful neighbour Iran were fuming on Sunday over comments by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a major broker in Middle East politics, about Iraqi civil war and Shiites allegiance to Tehran. ...
Iraq criticises Egypt's Mubarak over war comments
Shiites Meet, Fail To Resolve Crisis
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (The Houma Courier)
SHANGHAI, China - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
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AUTO ADVANCES: Automakers making rust a thing of the past (The Charlotte Observer)
Victory is at hand in the auto industry's 30-year war against rust.
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Sneak peak: New York International Auto Show (MSNBC)
If it s springtime, it s New York for the auto industry the New York International Auto Show, that is. The show marks the last of the major auto shows in the U.S. and kicks off the busy spring selling season for automakers and their dealers.
Cars careen into LI shops (WABC-TV New York)
In two seperate incidents that happened in a time span of less than 24 hours, cars came crashing into a storefronts in Nassau County.
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Train Cars Derail Near Baylor Stadium (KWTX-TV Waco)
(April 9, 2006) As many as seven rail cars derailed Sunday near Baylor s Floyd Casey Stadium. The cars were reportedly not carrying hazardous material.
A producer of biblical proportions - Jerusalem Post
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Among the more prolific members of the entertainment industry, executive producer of the new and much talked about version of The Ten Commandments, Robert Halmi, Sr., would be within his rights to make a film about his own life. ...
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (The Houma Courier)
SHANGHAI, China - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Brazil 'will benefit' from trip to space - Ninemsn
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Three Crewmen Return to Earth in Russian Soyuz Spacecraft
Relatives duke it out in Mayweather's win - USA Today
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By Chuck Johnson, USA TODAY. LAS VEGAS Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s 12-round unanimous decision against Zab Judah involved the boxers' family members in a brief bout of their own. A fight billed as "Sworn Enemies ...
Commission to review Mayweather-Judah melee
Ratner Defends Steele's Decision
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
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Project Acura TSX Part 2
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Bush, Cheney Urged to Discuss Leak Case - Los Angeles Times
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GOP Sen. Arlen Specter says they should `tell the American people exactly what happened.' An ex-envoy adds they need to `come clean.'. WASHINGTON President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should speak ...
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Advance preview of this week's New York auto show announcements (AutoSpies.com)
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Fast cars and fast living at heart of Malibu mystery (San Francisco Chronicle)
The rich love their toys, and nowhere are such status symbols more plentiful or spectacular than in sun-kissed Malibu, where exotic sports cars are as common as double-decaf, low-fat lattes. So when a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo was wrecked here in February...
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Expert says bird flu risk to humans 'very low' - Scotsman
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Key quote "The pandemic flu that we are now talking about would be in the human population. It is not in the human population at the moment. So yes the government is preparing for that possibility, but I would say it's a very low possibility. ...
Human bird-flu risk 'low'
Chances of bird flu pandemic 'very low'
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC
Europe Finance Ministers Back `Gradual' China Yuan Revaluation - Bloomberg
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April 9 (Bloomberg) -- European finance ministers endorsed China's policy of allowing its currency to strengthen gradually and pledged not to publicly pressure the Asian nation, breaking with US officials who have urged a speedier revaluation. ...
EU Likely to Tread Softly On China Yuan Valuation
TEXT-Chairman's statement from ASEM finance ministers meeting
Compass sells SSP for 1.8bn - Financial Times
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By Salamander Davoudi. Compass, the world's largest contract caterer, has sold its Select Service Partner travel concessions business to two consortia of investors led by private equity firm EQT Partners and Macquarie Bank for 1.8bn in cash. ...
UPDATE 1-UK's Compass agrees unit sale for 1.8 bln stg
Compass Group Selling Travel Properties
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
The 70,000 dollar 2007 Prodrive P2 is based on the Subaru WRX all-wheel drivetrain and modified two-liter flat-four.
Train Cars Derail Near Baylor Stadium (KWTX-TV Waco)
(April 9, 2006) As many as seven rail cars derailed Sunday near Baylor s Floyd Casey Stadium. The cars were reportedly not carrying hazardous material.
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Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Binational headache: One bridge for too many cars (The Herald-Tribune)
DETROIT -- Thousands of cars cross the border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, each day -- and that's not counting the ones with drivers at the wheel.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC
China willing to talk with US, EU on auto parts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has said it is willing to engage in talks following European and American complaints that it is unfairly blocking foreign-made auto parts.
Project Acura TSX Part 2
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1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
Where did dead swan come from? - The Herald
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AS the Cellardyke swan remained Britain's only confirmed case of bird flu yesterday, one vital question remaining unanswered: had the bird flown over from Germany or was it "one of ours"? If it had come from ...
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China agrees to hold talks on auto parts (People's Daily)
China has agreed to hold consultations with the United States and the European Union (EU) over import tariffs on auto spare parts, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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Fast cars and fast living at heart of Malibu mystery (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Advance preview of this week's New York auto show announcements (AutoSpies.com)
These are just some of the vehicles we can look forward to seeing this week at the New York auto show:Acura MDX/RDXAudi TTChrysler 300 Long-Wheelbase Infiniti G35 sedanJeep Wrangler Four-DoorLexus LS600hMercedes-Benz E-Class RefreshNissan AltimaPonti
Windows On Macs, Oh My! - InformationWeek
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Apple last week offered free software called Boot Camp that lets users run Windows XP on its new Intel-based Macintoshes. It was only a matter of time before someone did. Two weeks earlier, two San Francisco ...
Apple launches software for XP
There's nothing superior about Apple hardware
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (The San Francisco Examiner)
SHANGHAI, China - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Air Caster Corp. rolling as auto industry retools (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - With two of the nation's largest automakers shutting plants and laying off workers because of declining sales, it would seem like a terrible time to be a supplier to the auto industry.
China auto trade speeds up (Bangkok Post)
Chinese auto-parts manufacturers are seeking foreign business partnerships in Thailand and elsewhere to upgrade their technology and services. Increasing demand for cars has brought about rapid growth in auto-parts manufacturing in China.
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AUTO ADVANCES: Automakers making rust a thing of the past (The Charlotte Observer)
Victory is at hand in the auto industry's 30-year war against rust.
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Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
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Racing hooked Ford exec on cars (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
DEARBORN, Mich. It was the growl of engines that first lured Anne Stevens to the auto business. When she was still a toddler, she remembers hearing the race cars start up on the dirt track at a Pennsylvania fairgrounds. She broke away from her parents, ran to the fence surrounding the track and watched in awe.
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC
As Big Race Nears, a Few Smell the Roses - New York Times
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The starting gate for the Kentucky Derby holds 20 horses, and in most years those post positions are spoken for when the field is drawn on the Wednesday before the race, the first Saturday in May. Each owner ...
Baffert's colts move up Top 10 list of Derby contenders
Brother Derek's future rosy
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
Binational headache: One bridge for too many cars (The Herald-Tribune)
DETROIT -- Thousands of cars cross the border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, each day -- and that's not counting the ones with drivers at the wheel.
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010.
Auto parts makers set sights on China (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
The day may come when the Philippines would be exporting auto parts and components to China, a trade official said.
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Compass in 1.8bn sale of travel arm - Independent
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By James Daley. The acquisitive Australian investment bank Macquarie increased its UK presence yesterday by buying the Moto chain of motorway service stations from Compass as part of the scandal-hit group's ...
Compass turns back on travel catering
Compass Shares May Rise After Unit Sale Exceeds Expectations
China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC
2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
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China's SAIC to Make Own Brand of Cars (ABC News)
China's SAIC Motor Corp. Planning to Make 600,000 Own-Brand Vehicles a Year by 2010
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
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Nepal's Opposition Extends Protests; Government Vows Crackdown - Bloomberg
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April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Nepal's opposition said it will extend its protests against emergency rule after hundreds of thousands of people defied curfews to join rallies, prompting the government to vow a crackdown on demonstrators. ...
Update 10: Nepal Opposition, Rebels Vow More Action
Rage swells in the streets of Katmandu
Gas Prices Jump Nearly 17 Cents in US - ABC News
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Gasoline prices are displayed at a QuikTrip station in St. Louis, Thursday, April 6, 2006. (AP Photo/James A. Finley). CAMARILLO, Calif. Apr 9, 2006 (AP) Retail gas prices across the country soared an average ...
Survey: Gas prices jump nearly 17 cents in two weeks
Survey: Gasoline prices surge 17 cents
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TEXT-Chairman's statement from ASEM finance ministers meeting - Reuters AlertNet
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VIENNA, April 9 (Reuters) - Following is the text of a statement issued in Austria after a meeting of finance ministers and officials from the 25 member-nation European Union and their counterparts from 13 Asian economies. ...
Europe Finance Ministers Back `Gradual' China Yuan Revaluation
ASEM finance ministers predict strong global economic growth
China agrees to hold talks on auto parts (People's Daily)
China has agreed to hold consultations with the United States and the European Union (EU) over import tariffs on auto spare parts, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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Post to Daily News: Drop Dead (& Back Atcha) - New York Times
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Hard, shadowy game of gossip rewards ruthless
'You need a real friend'
China auto trade speeds up (Bangkok Post)
Chinese auto-parts manufacturers are seeking foreign business partnerships in Thailand and elsewhere to upgrade their technology and services. Increasing demand for cars has brought about rapid growth in auto-parts manufacturing in China.
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China willing to talk with US, EU on auto parts (TurkishPress.com)
China has said it is willing to engage in talks following European and American complaints that it is unfairly blocking foreign-made auto parts. "China accepts the request from the European Union and the United States for consultations.
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Bad putting dooms Couples improbable bid - MSNBC
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - Fred Couples was tied for the lead and chasing Masters history when he stood above a little 4-foot birdie putt at the second hole. He drew the club back, then propelled it forward. The blade tilted ever so slightly before striking the ball. ...
Phil could make leap to all-time great status
Winners and losers after three rounds
Fast cars and fast living at heart of Malibu mystery (San Francisco Chronicle)
The rich love their toys, and nowhere are such status symbols more plentiful or spectacular than in sun-kissed Malibu, where exotic sports cars are as common as double-decaf, low-fat lattes. So when a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo was wrecked here in February...
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China willing to talk with US, EU on auto parts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has said it is willing to engage in talks following European and American complaints that it is unfairly blocking foreign-made auto parts.
Berlusconi takes mama to polls as vote opens - Telegraph.co.uk
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By Malcolm Moore in Rome. Colourful and controversial as ever, Silvio Berlusconi lived up to the national stereotype yesterday by taking his mother rather than his wife to vote in Italy's election. Mr Berlusconi ...
Italians return to election polls
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Michael Andretti Enters Mad Cars at Indy (Jalopnik)
Scion of the Mighty Mario, Michael Andretti, has entered 10 cars in the Indy qualifying derby, including two cars for himself, and two each for his son Marco, Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti and Bryan...
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John Clayton: Driven to draw cars (New Hampshire Union Leader)
REMEMBER those old matchbooks with the cartoon faces on them, the ones that said, If you can draw this face, you can be an artist? Tyler Blake doesn t draw cartoons. He draws cars.
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Brazil's first astronaut back on earth - TMCnet
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(EFE Ingles Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Moscow, Apr 9 (EFE).- Brazil's first astronaut returned to earth early Sunday with a Russian-American crew from the International Space Station and was reported in good condition. ...
Brazil's first astronaut returns to Earth
Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely
'I Think I Can Help Him Get the Situation Under Control' - New York Times
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The handful of e-mail messages written in clipped, sometimes urgent and often unsubtle language were sent over three weeks from Jared Paul Stern, a longtime contributor to The New York Post's Page Six gossip column, to associates of Ronald W ...
Hard, shadowy game of gossip rewards ruthless
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Man Expected to be Extradited to Virginia This Week - WJLA
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Girdletree, MD (AP) - Worcester County authorities say a man who was arrested Saturday as part of an investigation into four murders will likely be extradited to Virginia this week. Ronald Lee Shrieves is ...
Man wanted in four Eastern Shore killings surrenders to police
Update 1: Relative Arrested After 4 Found Dead
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Fast cars and fast living at heart of Malibu mystery (San Francisco Chronicle)
The rich love their toys, and nowhere are such status symbols more plentiful or spectacular than in sun-kissed Malibu, where exotic sports cars are as common as double-decaf, low-fat lattes. So when a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo was wrecked here in February...
China to join auto part tariff talks (CNN Money)
Commerce Ministry says it accedes to U.S., EU request for WTO discussions. BEIJING (Reuters) - China has responded to a request by the United States and Europe to take part in WTO consultations over auto part tariff rules, the Commerce Ministry said Saturday.
Rage swells in the streets of Katmandu - International Herald Tribune
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KATMANDU, Nepal Pro-democracy protests grew more violent Sunday as demonstrators defied curfews and poured out onto the streets for the fourth day in a row, storming a government hospital, burning government buildings and defiantly calling for the ouster ...
Thousands of Nepalese flee to India: report
Protester shot dead in Nepal
1965 Ford/Lotus Cortina - Roots
1965 Ford and Lotus Cortina, the first true sport compact car.
Car culture heightens earthquake danger in California: scientists (AFP via Yahoo! News)
As California recalls the catastrophic earthquake that struck San Francisco 100 years ago, seismologists warn that the golden state's love of cars could turn into a fatal attraction in the quake-prone state.
Auto parts makers set sights on China (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
The day may come when the Philippines would be exporting auto parts and components to China, a trade official said.
Train Cars Derail Near Baylor Stadium (KWTX-TV Waco)
(April 9, 2006) As many as seven rail cars derailed Sunday near Baylor s Floyd Casey Stadium. The cars were reportedly not carrying hazardous material.
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Cars careen into LI shops (WABC-TV New York)
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Spate of tornadoes disrupt South - Christian Science Monitor
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In Tennessee, about 30,000 homes lost power, and students were trapped in schools after storms Friday. By Patrik Jonsson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. ATLANTA Several waves of tornadoes ...
Storm death count rises to 12 in Tenn.
Update 19: Storm Survivors Try to Pick Up the Pieces
Binational headache: One bridge for too many cars (The Herald-Tribune)
DETROIT -- Thousands of cars cross the border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, each day -- and that's not counting the ones with drivers at the wheel.
Punjab's auto parts industry hails welcomes new Foreign Trade Policy (India Daily)
Punjab's auto parts industry welcomed the new Foreign Trade Policy allowing auto component manufacturers to import new vehicles for research and development purposes.
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
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2007 Prodrive P2 - Not at Detroit!
The 70,000 dollar 2007 Prodrive P2 is based on the Subaru WRX all-wheel drivetrain and modified two-liter flat-four.
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Binational headache: One bridge for too many cars (The Herald-Tribune)
DETROIT -- Thousands of cars cross the border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, each day -- and that's not counting the ones with drivers at the wheel.
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Skyline GT-R versus Jet from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
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Update 6: Mayweather's Dominance Obscured by Antics - Forbes
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By GREG BEACHAM , 04.09.2006, 06:15 PM. Floyd Mayweather Jr. prides himself on being a gentleman boxer, and the world's best pound-for-pound fighter kept that reputation intact while winning the IBF welterweight title Saturday night. ...
Commission to review Mayweather-Judah melee
Families at war as Mayweather cries foul
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Gang link to mystery of eight bodies dumped on remote farm - Times Online
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By Tom Baldwin. POLICE are investigating the murder of eight men whose bodies were discovered in four vehicles, 200m (660ft) apart, on an isolated stretch of Canadian farmland previously best known as the rhubarb capital of Ontario. ...
Canada victims 'knew each other'
Eight bodies found on Canadian farmland
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Shanghai rocks to Rolling Stones' first China concert - Taipei Times
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The Rolling Stones opened their first ever concert in China yesterday with the classic hit, Start Me Up. The veteran rockers played to a packed house at Shanghai's 8,000 seat indoor stadium, where the audience was overwhelmingly foreign. ...
Four songs axed from Stones China concert
Update 5: Stones Play Mainland China for First Time
China willing to talk with US, EU on auto parts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has said it is willing to engage in talks following European and American complaints that it is unfairly blocking foreign-made auto parts.
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Fast cars and fast living at heart of Malibu mystery (San Francisco Chronicle)
The rich love their toys, and nowhere are such status symbols more plentiful or spectacular than in sun-kissed Malibu, where exotic sports cars are as common as double-decaf, low-fat lattes. So when a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo was wrecked here in February...
NASA Publishes First Processed Images From Mars Reconnaissance ... - Playfuls.com
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by Gabriela. The first processed images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) telescopic camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter which started orbiting the planet less than a month ago were recently released by NASA. ...
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Mars camera team unveils fresh images
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Cars careen into LI shops (WABC-TV New York)
In two seperate incidents that happened in a time span of less than 24 hours, cars came crashing into a storefronts in Nassau County.
Spate of tornadoes disrupt South - Christian Science Monitor
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In Tennessee, about 30,000 homes lost power, and students were trapped in schools after storms Friday. By Patrik Jonsson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. ATLANTA Several waves of tornadoes ...
12 die as tornadoes lash US
Update 19: Storm Survivors Try to Pick Up the Pieces
It may be marked exit, but it could be a revolving door - Times Online
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IF THE opinion polls are right Romano Prodi will win power today with a slim majority and a fragmented coalition weaknesses that Silvio Berlusconi and the Right will hope to exploit to bring him down. ...
Italians Begin Voting for Berlusconi or Prodi for 5-Year Term
Embattled Berlusconi waging raucous bid to hold on to power
Car culture heightens earthquake danger in California: scientists (AFP via Yahoo! News)
As California recalls the catastrophic earthquake that struck San Francisco 100 years ago, seismologists warn that the golden state's love of cars could turn into a fatal attraction in the quake-prone state.
Binational headache: One bridge for too many cars (The Herald-Tribune)
DETROIT -- Thousands of cars cross the border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, each day -- and that's not counting the ones with drivers at the wheel.
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Auto parts makers set sights on China (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
The day may come when the Philippines would be exporting auto parts and components to China, a trade official said.
Bush accused of planning to strike Iran - The Age
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Critics of the Bush administration in the US expressed alarm about explosive new reports that the president is mulling military options to knock out Iran's nuclear program. Retired General Anthony Zinni, the ...
Admin. Downplays Military Planning on Iran
US ready for nuclear strike on Iran: report
Simply Stunning: Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
Infiniti releases photos of their new G35 Coupe Concept
Off Camber: May 2006
Off Camber by James Tate in the May 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car.
Human bird-flu risk 'low' - News24
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LOndon - The likelihood of the lethal H5N1 strain of the bird-flu virus mutating into a form that can be transmitted between humans is "very low", the British government's chief scientific adviser said on Sunday. ...
'Low' risk of human bird flu strain
Germany completes poultry cull after bird-flu outbreak
Desert Schools Credit Union ends pact with auto broker (The Arizona Republic)
The new-car buying service provided by Centennial Auto Sales and Leasing was abruptly canceled by Desert Schools Federal Credit Union last week, a day after a contentious state Senate hearing regarding auto brokers.
Train Cars Derail Near Baylor Stadium (KWTX-TV Waco)
(April 9, 2006) As many as seven rail cars derailed Sunday near Baylor s Floyd Casey Stadium. The cars were reportedly not carrying hazardous material.
Hamas urges EU to reconsider freezing aid to Palestinians - Ha'aretz