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Police Crack Down on Vladivostok Protesters - Wall Street Journal
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Riot police clubbed, kicked and detained dozens of people in the Pacific port of Vladivostok Sunday in a harsh crackdown on a protest that was one of dozens across Russia by people outraged over an increase in car-import

Renouf to pay for damage to parked cars - ninemsn
Hawthorn premiership ruckman Brent Renouf was interviewed by police over an alcohol-fuelled incident where he damaged two parked vehicles on Saturday night. The incident occurred after Renouf was leaving a Melbourne hotel. The 20-year-old, who played

Minn. report coming on forfeited guns, cars, cash - Bemidji Pioneer
ST. PAUL, Minn. New numbers are coming on cars, guns and cash forfeited in drug cases and other crimes in Minnesota. State Auditor Rebecca Otto releases figures for 2007 on Monday. Her 2006 report says criminal property forfeitures have been on the

Russian police crush protest against new tariffs in Vladivostok - CNEWS
People protest against a government decision to hike car import tariffs in downtown Moscow, Russia , Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The poster, bottom, reads: “Today they raise car tariffs tomorrow food prices!” The banner, top, reads: “Let lawmakers ride

Trump files $100 million suit - ABC 15 News
Real-estate tycoon-turned-reality-TV star Donald Trump has filed a $100 million lawsuit against a small city outside of Los Angeles over his plans to revamp his world-class golf course in the suburb. Trump accused the city of Rancho Palos Verdes of

By Peter Coy Call it Ben Bernanke’s “shock and awe” campaign. On Dec. 16, the Federal Reserve announced that it is attacking the recession with a more powerful arsenal than ever, including a cut in the federal funds rate to a historic low of just FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Traveling in a convoy of 30 supply trucks escorted by security guards, the young Afghan driver hauled bottled water through Afghanistan’s dangerous south to a U.S. outpost in Helmand province. Stanekzai then headed back to the main American base at FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Traveling in a convoy of 30 supply trucks escorted by security guards, the young Afghan driver hauled bottled water through Afghanistan’s dangerous south to a U.S. outpost in Helmand province. Stanekzai then headed FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Falling prices hurt some small gas stations - Lincoln Daily News
[ December 16, 2008 ] P HILADELPHIA (AP) — With gas prices tumbling to levels last seen in 2004, Scott Royer has grown accustomed to seeing drive-offs by customers once loyal to his family-owned service station in central Pennsylvania — but not the

No water leads to no school in Titan-town - Dickinson Press & Advertiser
A water main burst on Rocky Butte led to Dickinson Trinity High School calling off school Tuesday. School officials were informed by the city early in the morning that there would be no water as a result of the water main break. Comments posted on

Chrysler follows GM’s lead, partners with credit unions to offer loans - Detroit News
Chrysler LLC is following the lead of General Motors Corp. by making $22 billion in credit available to 25 million customers in a partnership with 2,500 credit unions in 12 states. Chrysler has signed a more broadly based contract than GM did last

Crafter of cars - Columbia Daily Tribune
HALLSVILLE - The trick for Ty Baumgartner was translating what he loves into a fruitful and fulfilling profession. As he gazes at a garage full of unfinished race cars, he looks fulfilled. Julia Robinson photo He smooths down a piece of pipe after

Subaru to withdraw from WRC - Ananova
Subaru have withdrawn from the 2009 World Rally Championship due to the global economic downturn. The news comes just one day after Suzuki also confirmed that they are to quit the WRC, and less than a fortnight after Honda sent shockwaves through

Subaru to withdraw from WRC - Ananova
Subaru have withdrawn from the 2009 World Rally Championship due to the global economic downturn. The news comes just one day after Suzuki also confirmed that they are to quit the WRC, and less than a fortnight after Honda sent shockwaves through

Falling prices hurt some small gas stations - Lincoln Daily News
[ December 16, 2008 ] P HILADELPHIA (AP) — With gas prices tumbling to levels last seen in 2004, Scott Royer has grown accustomed to seeing drive-offs by customers once loyal to his family-owned service station in central Pennsylvania — but not the

Several cars submerge in makeshift parking lot on lake - KARE
Several drivers learned a good lesson this weekend in Le Sueur County. About eight cars decided to start their own parking lot next to a Marina in Le Sueur County Saturday night near Lake Washington. What they didn’t know was they were actually

Car deflation looms in 2009 - Marketwatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Johnson Controls Inc., one of the auto industry’s biggest parts makers, handed in its 2009 outlook Tuesday. It was not pretty. The company predicted only 9.3 million cars and light trucks will be sold in the United

No water leads to no school in Titan-town - Dickinson Press & Advertiser
A water main burst on Rocky Butte led to Dickinson Trinity High School calling off school Tuesday. School officials were informed by the city early in the morning that there would be no water as a result of the water main break. Comments posted on

Bush Wraps Up Iraq-Afghanistan Tour - AOL
KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 15) - President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory. A signature event occurred when an Iraqi reporter hurled two shoes at Bush

25 THE WRONG DEAL - Canada East
They say that they are making cars safer and able to withstand more and harder impacts and that they are adding more and more safety features to keep the people inside from harm. Unfortunately, they are dealing with the vehicles and not the root

Chrysler follows GM’s lead, partners with credit unions to offer loans - Detroit News
Chrysler LLC is following the lead of General Motors Corp. by making $22 billion in credit available to 25 million customers in a partnership with 2,500 credit unions in 12 states. Chrysler has signed a more broadly based contract than GM did last

Wagoner needed the economical hybrid, which gets 27 miles per gallon, for political cover after the fallout from his first hat-in-hand trip to the Capitol via corporate jet. But folks who make a lot less money than CEOs are finding gas-stingy cars FirstChoiceAutoFinder

December is a tough month to sell cars, even in good times, and these are far from good times. Car dealers have had to endure sagging consumer confidence, tight credit, and months of news reports about the woes of their industry. “The best thing to FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Central Security trucks and a wrecked car seen the - Egypt Today
WHAT EXACTLY, MOTIVATES thousands of people to demonstrate in protest of a two-year-old DVD recording of a stage play that the vast majority of them have neither heard nor seen? It’s a question that has puzzled me ever since the shockingly violent

Kremlin Thwarts Protest Organized By Kasparov - CBS 4 South Florida
MOSCOW (AP) ― Police thwarted an anti-Kremlin protest organized by Garry Kasparov’s opposition group on Sunday, seizing demonstrators and shoving them into trucks. They detained at least 25 people including the group’s co-leader. About 10

Police thwart opposition rally in Moscow; between 90-130 detained - KPNews.com
MOSCOW (AP) — Police thwarted a banned anti-Kremlin protest in central Moscow on Sunday, seizing demonstrators and shoving them into trucks. Organizers said 130 people were detained around the capital but police put the number at 90. The opposition

Five semi-trucks collide - KRQE News 13
GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) - Icy roads and a construction zone contributed to a fiery crash involving five semi-trucks near Grants Sunday. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. The trucks were heading into a construction zone in westbound Interstate 40 at

Police thwart Moscow rally, seize 90-130 people - Washington Post
Plain clothed police officers detain an opposition demonstrator during an anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. Police thwarted an anti-Kremlin protest organized by Garry Kasparov’s opposition group on Sunday, seizing demonstrators

Russian Police Thwart Anti-Kremlin Rally, Arrest 25 - Huffingtonpost.com
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Russian police thwart anti-government protest, detain dozens - CJAD
MOSCOW - Police thwarted a banned anti-Kremlin protest in central Moscow on Sunday, seizing demonstrators and shoving them into trucks. Organizers said 130 people were detained around the capital but police put the number at 90. The opposition

ALBANY — A potential bankruptcy or collapse of Detroit’s “Big 3″ automobile manufacturers could have a profoundly negative effect on New York’s already struggling economy. In a report issued Wednesday, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The sprawling Bangalore Palace Ground will reverberate to the tune of ‘Bangalore International Automotive Expo 2009’ (BIAE 09), the largest international auto event in South India to showcase the best of Indian as well as international automobile FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The automaker expects to build 1.29 million cars and light trucks at plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico, in its year ending March 31, down from an initial goal of 1.47 million, spokesman Ed Miller said Friday. The latest reductions bring FirstChoiceAutoFinder

General Motors plans to cut 250,000 vehicles from its first-quarter production schedule by temporarily closing 21 factories across North America. The move affects most GM plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Many will be shut down for the whole FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The sprawling Bangalore Palace Ground will reverberate to the tune of ‘Bangalore International Automotive Expo 2009’ (BIAE 09), the largest international auto event in South India to showcase the best of Indian as well as international automobile FirstChoiceAutoFinder

MONTGOMERY — A retired General Motors employee from Michigan wants a national boycott of Alabama and its products because of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby’s vote and comments on the auto bailout. “The sad part is this has nothing to do with the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

General Motors plans to cut 250,000 vehicles from its first-quarter production schedule by temporarily closing 21 factories across North America. The move affects most GM plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Many will be shut down for the whole FirstChoiceAutoFinder

NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. said Friday it will temporarily close its Bowling Green plant and 19 other factories across North America and make sweeping cuts to its vehicle production as it tries to adjust to dramatically weaker automobile FirstChoiceAutoFinder

For a second night running, Pakistani Taliban torched dozens of containers full of supplies meant for Western forces in Afghanistan, in a brazen raid on the outskirts of Peshawar, officials and witnesses said. Having set ablaze close to 100 trucks FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Hordes of Pakistani militants set on fire 96 trucks carrying Humvees and military vehicles for Western forces in Afghanistan in a raid in Peshawar on Sunday. Security guards said more than 200 militants overpowered them. The militants attacked two FirstChoiceAutoFinder

AFP – Armed militants torched nearly 100 vehicles destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan early Monday, the … NEW DELHI – Militants near the Pakistani city of Peshawar destroyed more than 160 Humvees and trucks bound for Western forces in FirstChoiceAutoFinder

When Ayr Muir SB ‘00, SM ‘01 left a corporate position to follow his passion for food, it led him back to MIT and to one of its most unique culinary segments: the food trucks. The MIT food trucks are a popular destination for those looking for a hot FirstChoiceAutoFinder

RBI measures good but not enough: India Inc - Business Standard
While welcoming the cut in short-term lending and borrowing rates between the RBI and banks as also additional liquidity of Rs 11,000 crore for the housing and SME sectors, apex trade and industry chambers said sectors like automobiles and white

Union workers rally for government loans - KGO
SAN FRANCISCO — In response to recent rumors about Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. possibly going bankrupt, union workers who supply parts for the auto companies rallied in San Francisco Saturday urging the government to supply bridge loans. A

Hope for help - Detroit Free Press
There was, evidently, a silver lining in Friday’s terrible national jobless numbers. The unemployment report appeared to soften the opposition in Washington for helping the domestic auto industry as it became clear that these are the worst of times

Accord reached on U.S. auto bailout - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, Dec. 7 — Congressional Democrats and the White House have reached agreement on emergency aid for U.S. car makers of between 15 billion U.S. dollars and 17 billion dollars, according to senior congressional aides. The outline of the package

NEW INFORMATION: Victim in Highway W crash identified - Journal Times
TOWN OF BURLINGTON — Authorities have released the name of the 22-year-old woman killed in an early Saturday morning crash on Highway W near the Browns Lake Golf Course. Tom Terry, the Racine Medical Examiner, said Samantha Bangert of Rochester was

Congress, White House talking $15B auto bailout - MSNBC
Washington - Jolted by the loss of thousands of jobs, congressional Democrats and the White House reached for agreement Friday on about $15 billion in bailout loans for the beleaguered auto industry. President George W. Bush warned that at least one

Congress, White House work to help auto industry - San Francisco Examiner
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NASCAR asks Congress to help Big Three automakers - PR Inside
NEW YORK (AP) - NASCAR chairman Brian France has lobbied the U..S. Congress to support a financial rescue plan for the struggling Big Three automakers Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. The trio, which participate in NASCAR, are pleading with

NASCAR Chairman Asks Congress to Help Big 3 - WXYZ
NEW YORK (AP) - NASCAR chairman Brian France has lobbied Congress to support a financial rescue plan for the struggling Big Three automakers. Chrysler, Ford and General Motors - three of the four manufacturers that participate in NASCAR - are