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Detroit Auto Show Days, Snow Days, Slow Days

Detroit is down shifting. It was not long ago that the Big Three were best known for speed, horsepower and big hefty torque. So 2008 ... to approach repair. We need to stop giving credit to pundits who are great at criticizing, yet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:28:25

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Codemash 2009 wrap-up

Sarah's pictures Dave's pictures Jeff's pictures Alan's pictures Codemash 2009 marked my 1-year anniversary of really being out in the community. Last March, I wrote a post titled "See what happens when geeks socialize?" that described my evolution in the community [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:21:16

An Original Snowmobile

The following article was published as part of the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T in 2008 ... . Indeed, historians credit the Model T — which Ford first advertised as The Universal Car — ... of Virgil D. White, a Ford dealer in West Ossipee, N.H. In the early 1910s, White was searching for a way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:33:52

Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase Of Alltel; Creates Nation’s Largest Wireless Carrier

.fullpost{display:inline;} Acquisition Will Expand Nation’s Most Reliable Wireless Network and Deliver Advanced Wireless Broadband Network to Millions More Customers Across the United StatesBASKING RIDGE, NJ — Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE LSE: VOD) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 10:52:00

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Bill and Melinda Gates Provide US$700,000 to Microcredit Summit Campaign’s “Movement Above US$1 Per Day Threshold” Project

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated USD 700 thousand in the form of a grant to the Microcredit Summit Campaign’s (MSC) ... Schreiner for the Grameen Foundation and used with the CGAP/Ford Foundation Social Indicators Project ... Campaign Report, starting in 2010. Partner MFIs: Association of the Asian Confederation of Credit Unions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:43:08

DrumBeat: January 6, 2009

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand OTTAWA — A major source of oil for the United States must now confront another problem: its carbon footprint. Canada, in large part because of the production capacity of its oil sands, is now the largest oil supplier to the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

Toyota to Slash 2009 Sales Outlook, Cut Costs by Mike Caggeso

Toyota to Slash 2009 Sales Outlook, Cut Costs by Mike Caggeso Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR:TM) ... , lack of credit and falling stock markets. From January to October this year, Toyota sold 7.74 ... have fallen about 38%, still much better than GM and Ford Motor Co.’s respective stock declines of 83 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:41:43

Four at Four: Santa Rides Off

So long, Santa Claus. The vaunted Santa Claus rally, which failed so miserably at the end of 2007 and into 2008, was better this year, ... , the world’s major exchanges thrived on the market chaos, particularly in credit markets, a once-steady area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:47:00

Most Researched Cars of 2008

If Kelley Blue Book is any indication, Americans are getting serious about smaller cars ... Altima Honda CR-V Toyota Prius Toyota Highlander Toyota RAV4 Mazda3 Toyota Yaris Ford Escape Honda Odyssey Honda Pilot Honda Fit Ford Mustang Chevrolet Malibu Toyota Sienna MINI Cooper Volkswagen Jetta [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 21:27:11

Top 10 Conservative IL House members

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/01/top-10-conservative-state-senators.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: Having followed key Illinois Senate votes during the 2007-2008 95th General Assembly, the United Republican Fund lists the following as the session's "Top 10 Conservative State Senators," based on their "lifetime" scores: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:43:39

Ford Credit Exits Retail Finance; Dealer Floorplan Finance To Follow?

Ford Credit Australia’s announcement that it is to withdraw from retail finance is a miserable act. Especially so because both Ford US and Ford Australia confirmed to Treasurer Swan that Ford... Click through to The Motor Report for the full article. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:11:03

Keeping your nerve

It was meant to be the perfect way to finish a dull Saturday afternoon in January ... versus Liverpool. My heart had been credit crunched around a series of Midlands shopping malls [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:06:52

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 4, 2009

Articles of interest to Illinois Republicans recently posted by ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago News, Suburban Life, Pioneer Local, Southtown Star, Rockford Register Star, Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria Journal Star, Springfield State Journal Register, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:55:26

Sunday Reading: Broder Hammers Obama

Sunday Reading: Broder Hammers ObamaPresident-elect Barack Obama's popularity ratings may still be sky high but the Post's David Broder -- dean of the political press corps in Washington -- isn't happy with the performance of the former Illinois Senator in recent weeks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:15:00

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 3, 2009

Date: 2009-01-03 14:24:53

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 6, 2009

Date: 2009-01-06 14:05:29

Ford Credit Pulling Out Of Retail Financing

More bad news concerning the local car industry has hit the headlines today, with the announcement that Ford Credit is pulling out of retail financing (financing cars for private buyers) in... Click through to The Motor Report for the full article. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:22:03

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 15, 2009

Date: 2009-01-15 15:06:29

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 12, 2009

Date: 2009-01-12 15:04:23

England made right call in dropping cricket captain and coach

England made right call in dropping cricket captain and coach Details continue to slowly emerge about the set of circumstances that led to the ... of names of possible coaches did the rounds, prominent among them Graham Ford, who had coached Pietersen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:15:18

Castro’s Cuba Leaves Nothing to Be Admired

I have a very close friend (who shall go unnammed) that seems to admire Fidel Castro ... : President Ford announces softening of the embargo, letting foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies sell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:33:42

What is, or should be, the proper role of the RNC?

What is, or should be, the proper role of the RNC? by WoodbridgeVa | January 5, 2009 at 10:09 AM Promoted. I don't think we disagree here ... to building bridges between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan Republicans. He insisted that every group [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:09:16

Did Dark Matter Power Early Stars?

The galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17 (ZwCl0024+1652) as seen by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. Credit: NASA, ESA, M.J. Jee and H. Ford ( ... Johns Hopkins University) The galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17 (ZwCl0024+1652) as seen by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. Credit: NASA, ESA, M.J. Jee and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:41:48

Economic Recession - Agree to Disagree

Economic Recession - Agree to Disagree January 15th, 2009 by Sandra Simmons Sent to me by a friend, ... has survived 8 Recessions, 1 Oil Crisis and 1 Great Depression. Hopefully Ford Motors will make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:49:24

2010 Chevrolet Equinox

The Chevrolet Equinox has never been a vehicle to which I’ve given much thought ... into the door, just like the Ford Flex, and that helps keep pants clean and allow for easier entering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:43:00

Race on for automakers to go electric

With the economy and world ecology being the hottest topics around, ... auto show - from General Motors and Ford to China-based BYD - unveiled plans to create a mass-produced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:09:21

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Date: 2009-01-05 17:22:29

DrumBeat: January 11, 2009

UAE and Qatar will lead demand for oil in Gulf this year The UAE and Qatar will lead the 18 million barrels a day growth in oil demand in the Gulf ... (Bloomberg) -- The European Union urged Russia to resume shipments of natural gas via Ukraine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:56:01

The disaster that is the Cuban Revolution

Fifty years of tyranny and economic failure and the BBC says the festivities are subdued ... , by 1988. 1975: President Ford announces softening of the embargo, letting foreign subsidiaries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:07:55

Easy Car Loans on the Internet

Hanging out with Aaron can give you a lot of insight into redneck rationale ... good credit. He found a web site where he can get a bad credit car loan with no credit check [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:35:56

Review: 24 - 7x1-7x4

Review: 24 - 7x1-7x4 Posted 22 hours ago | Post a comment | ... ; Demons to be less dull than Da Vinci Code Brendan Fraser to join Harrison Ford in medical drama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:05:31

Ford Credit pulls retail pin in Australia

2:30pm - Updated with Statement from Ford Ford Credit will pull the pin on its retail finance division in Australia come February with over 160 staff expected to lose their jobs. The decision [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:42:32

ALL-NEW 2010 LINCOLN MKT DELIVERS MORE FEATURES, CLASS-LEADING FUEL ECONOMY FOR UNDER $45,000

ALL-NEW 2010 LINCOLN MKT DELIVERS MORE FEATURES, CLASS-LEADING FUEL ECONOMY FOR UNDER $45,000 * The 2010 Lincoln MKT, equipped with an extensive list of enticing equipment, will arrive this summer priced at $44,995 (including destination) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:11:08

Will Consumers Kill the Electric Car?

Are consumers the biggest threat to the rise of electric vehicles? ... of $40,000, too high for many people. Ford has bet the farm on the Volt, and other automakers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:54:34

Deals of the Day: No Bonus for Bank of America’s Ken Lewis

Deals of the Day, compiled by Stephen Grocer and Heidi N ... Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler. Detroit Free Press Lyondell Chemical: The U.S. arm of the chemical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:16:40

Spookfish have odd eyes, not just odd name

Spookfish have odd eyes, not just odd name By Matt Ford | Published: January 09, 2009 - 08:24AM CT When you—or your dog, or cat, or child—look at something, you are seeing the light [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:24:21

Chrysler seeks additional $3b in federal aid

Chrysler seeks additional $3b in federal aid Read More Discuss (11) ... and Ford has apparently abandoned its line of credit idea. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:58:59

2010 Lincoln MKT Starts at $44,995

2010_lincoln_mkt_official_12_new.jpg Ford has announced the pricing for the 2010 Lincoln MKT, which was officially unveiled a few days ago at the Detroit Auto Show. The 2010 Lincoln MKT starts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:56:11

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