After 'Clunkers' rally, Ford suffers hangover

Ford Motor Co. says its September auto sales fell 5.1 percent, signaling a tough hangover from this summer's Cash for Clunkers buying spree.

Israel charges Russian-born tycoon with fraud

Israeli authorities charged an enigmatic Russian-born tycoon who has fled the country with fraud and money laundering, according to court documents filed Thursday.

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Companies ordered to pay 2002 LA firefight costs

A federal jury in Los Angeles has ordered two construction companies to pay more than $36 million to reimburse the government for the costs of fighting a 2002 wildfire sparked by an electric grinder.

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Next Bank of America CEO must rebuild firm's image

Ken Lewis' legacy as CEO of Bank of America Corp. will likely be determined by whether his successor can do what Lewis couldn't: prove that the bank's messy acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. was worth the money.

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Roman Polanski: backlash as Whoopi Goldberg says director didn't commit 'rape-rape'

Whoopi Goldberg is facing a fierce backlash after saying that film director Roman Polanski didn't commit "rape-rape" when he had unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Dem says GOP wants sick to just 'die quickly'

A Democratic congressman from Florida is refusing to apologize for saying that Republicans want Americans who get sick to just "die quickly."

Six prominent banker suicides/deaths in 48 hours

1.) Rockefeller & Co's CEO committed suicide: report (Reuters) – James McDonald, chief executive officer of investment management firm Rockefeller & Co, committed suicide on Sunday in Massachusetts, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Foreign diplomats to rally with Israeli Arabs marking October 2000 riots

The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee has said that the representatives of about ten embassies have approached it over recent days, expressing their intent to tour Arab towns on Thursday, when the rally will be held.

Young girl kills militant in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu, Sep 28 (IANS) In what may be the first ever such act of resistance against militants in Jammu and Kashmir, a young woman in Rajouri district killed one militant and injured and drove away two others who had barged into her house and tried to abduct her, police said Monday.

Trap, neuter, return catching on for stray cats

More than 250 programs are now operating nationwide for feral felines

Translator Blacklisted by Monsanto

Monsanto has placed me on their blacklist, I've just discovered. Though I've personally served Clinton, G.W.

Colbert: "Sadly, Any Time a Racist Criticizes the President, Somone Cries 'Racism'" | TPMTV

Watch this video as Colbert proves that there is no racism in America just a lot of misunderstood racist who really mean African Americans well and who genuinely want to see President Obama succeed.

ACORN is a handy substitute for the 'n word': At 912 event, black teens harassed by hysterical teabaggers

One People's Project has the full-length version of this video, taken from the big 912 rally in Washington, D.C., showing a middle-aged white man and his Asian wife chasing after and harassing a trio of black people -- primarily two teenagers and an adult guardian (possibly their …

Conservatives' Census Paranoia

There are many unanswered questions about the tragic hanging death of Bill Sparkman, a US Census Bureau employee, in rural Kentucky. But one thing is clear.

Democrats jarred by drop in fundraising

Democratic political committees have seen a decline in their fundraising fortunes, a result of complacency among their rank-and-file donors and a de facto boycott by many of their wealthiest givers.

Elementary School Students Reportedly Taught Songs Praising President Obama

Nearly 20 young children are captured in an online video as they sing songs that overflow with campaign slogans and praise for "Barack Hussein Obama," as they repeatedly chant the president's name and celebrate his accomplishments.

Man accused of trading dad's car for $50 in crack

Authorities arrested a man they said tried to trade his father's car for $50 worth of crack cocaine. Deputies arrested the 39-year-old man around 4 a.m. Wednesday after his 74-year-old father reported that his Lincoln had been stolen.

Do You Have the Right to Flip Off a Cop?

David Hackbart was mad and he wanted to show it, but he didn't think he would end up in Federal Court to protect his right to a rude gesture and demanding that the City of Pittsburgh stop violating the First Amendment rights of its residents.

Madoff judge to be nominated to appeals court

The White House plans to nominate the judge who presided over the Bernard Madoff case to the appeals court that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor served on, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.

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Obama taps major donors for ambassadorships

President Obama has tapped four Democratic Party donors for ambassadorships in Europe and Latin America while naming six career diplomats to posts in Africa, the Mideast and the Pacific.

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