Planes, Flame, and Automobile Parts (CBS 42 Birmingham) bi2281937 Hundreds of new jobs, a $140,000,000.00 face lift, and Olympic dreams, all came up at the Birmingham City Council Tuesday morning. Mayor Larry Langford made three big announcements that could have a lasting impact on the city's economy

Can Sarkozy make France 'serious' again? (Toronto Star) bi2281937 Policy trumps personality as French President Nicolas Sarkozy gets down to business

Entrepreneur's Summer Job Pays Thousands (KERA North Texas) bi2281937 School's out, and many high schoolers are working summer jobs, like flipping burgers. But young entrepreneur Erick vant' Westeinde flipping something else: cars. The 18 year old Jesuit High graduate has been so successful the past few years, he's already made a quarter million dollars renovating classic European cars . KERA's Bill Zeeble has more on year's winner of TCU's Texas Youth ..

Patriot handles off-roading, but on-road another story (USA Today) bi2281937 Give Jeep Patriot high marks for unexpected off-road prowess. But on-road, where you spend nearly all your time, Patriot's not as nifty. What might bother you:..

Is the Malaysian attitude, generally? (The Borneo Post) bi2281937 WHAT caught my attention recently and saddened me was a letter published a national English daily. It was written by a man whose family had travelled by express bus. I?m sure some of you would have read the NST and asked yourself: ?Is the Malaysian attitude, generally??..

Balkanalysis.com (Balkanalysis.com) bi2281937 This a new and expanded version of an interview Canadian journalist Scott Taylor that appeared earlier week on Antiwar.com . Canada?s top war reporter, Scott Taylor known for two books on the Kosovo and Macedonia wars, and especially for frequent reports from Iraq- many of have been gathered narrative form recent book, Spinning on the Axis of Evil: ..

Quin Hillyer: When the feds should back off (Baltimore Examiner) bi2281937 Don't make a federal case out of it!"..

Gas prices reach $4.19 Michiana (WNDU 16 South Bend) bi2281937 Another day, another record high. We're all tired of seeing it, hearing it, and paying for it. Gas prices jumped to $4.19 a gallon Michiana

Locals get creative ways to save gas (Walton Sun News) bi2281937 As gas prices soar across the United States, most are feeling the crunch. Will cause the masses to cancel travel plans and stay home instead? Is the crunch affecting way of life?..

How do you beat Mexico at carmaking business? (Windsor Star) bi2281937 They blocked a road defiant displeasure, confronted a woman driving a foreign-made and vowed to escalate fight to save livelihoods

Seychelles: Problems Paradise (AllAfrica.com) bi2281937 Annette* a small, lively woman her early sixties. Married to an abusive husband -- who once threw boiling water on her, landing her hospital -- she was not repeating the story her alcoholic and drug-addicted son

Soaring Food, Fuel Costs Force New Choices By Penny Pinchers (Investor's Busi bi2281937 Americans battling soaring gas and food prices and a weak economy are buying goods and services they probably wouldn't purchase during good times, analysts say

Daimler CEO Expects Global Auto Market To Grow In Coming Years (Nasdaq) bi2281937 FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Daimler AG (DAI) Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said Thursday that global demand for cars expected to rise further coming years, but noted that the price for oil remain high

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