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Detroit 3 CEOs Make Headway In Senate Hearing - The Auto Chanel


WASHINGTON, DC December 4, 2008: According to Harry Stoffer, writing for Automotive News, the Detroit 3 CEOs won a warmer reception in Congress today than they did two weeks ago as Senate leaders said they were searching ways to provide emergency ...


4 Dec 2008

Man sentenced in bizarre collar-bomb robbery plot - CNN


(CNN) -- A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in a deadly bank robbery plot -- described by the judge in the case as "incredibly bizarre" -- in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb affixed to his neck exploded. This ...


4 Dec 2008

Guilty Verdict In 1978 Rape-Murder Of Lafayette Mom - BayInsider


MARTINEZ -- After only about two hours of deliberations, jurors in Martinez Thursday found Darryl Kemp, a 72-year-old serial rapist, guilty of first-degree murder for the 1978 rape and murder of Lafayette mother Armida Wiltsey. Jurors also found true ...


4 Dec 2008

Metro WIRED awards $1.2M in grants - Denver Business Journal


The Metro Denver Workshop Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative has awarded $1.2 million in its second round of grants, with six entities receiving money for the purpose of developing work force talent for “high-demand jobs ...


4 Dec 2008

Cedar Rapids man found guilty in fatal stabbing - KGAN.com


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A jury has found a Cedar Rapids man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2007 stabbing death of another man. The jury returned its verdict against 33-year-old Timothy Hines on Thursday in Linn County District Court. Hines ...


4 Dec 2008

YOUNG GUNS FILL IN GAPS - Bleacherreport.com


It takes a lot to be a successful hockey team in this new NHL. An intelligent hockey sense and a good winning system of play are two keys to making a strong presence in the game today. For the bruins the transfer of players from Providence hasn’t ...


4 Dec 2008

Gun club, police chief indicted in boy's Uzi death (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Gun club, police chief indicted in boyThree men, including a small-town police chief, were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter counts in the gun-fair death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi that a prosecutor said he never should have been allowed to handle.


4 Dec 2008

Vale Will Cut Nickel Output in Canada as Demand Falls (Update4) (Bloomberg)


YAHOO - Vale Will Cut Nickel Output in Canada as Demand Falls (Update4) (Bloomberg)Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Vale do Rio Doce , the world’s second-biggest nickel miner, said it will cut output and suspend some operations in Canada because of falling metals demand.


4 Dec 2008

6 teams secure places in UEFA Cup knockout phase (International Herald Tribune)


YAHOO - 6 teams secure places in UEFA Cup knockout phase (International Herald Tribune)Hamburger SV led a trio of former European champions into the UEFA Cup knockout phase on Thursday and a previous winner, Valencia, also secured a place in the last 32.


4 Dec 2008

Ecuador says annual inflation 9.1 percent in Nov. (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Ecuador says annual inflation 9.1 percent in Nov. (AP via Yahoo! News)Ecuador says annual inflation slowed to 9.1 percent in November from 9.9 percent the previous month.


4 Dec 2008

Brazil's Vale to reduce nickel output in Canada (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - BrazilCiting falling nickel prices, Brazilian mining giant Vale said Thursday it will reduce production of the metal at its Canadian division and cut jobs in that unit through a voluntary retirement program.


4 Dec 2008

Texas sentenced 9 to die in '08, fewest in decades (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Texas sentenced 9 to die in Texas juries this year sentenced the fewest number of inmates to death row since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume in 1976, according to a report Thursday from an anti-death penalty group.


4 Dec 2008

Palin got $30K more in clothes - Kenneth P. Vogel - Politico.com


The RNC will report Thursday that it spent about another $30000 on clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin.


4 Dec 2008

Electronista | iPhone topples Windows Mobile in world sales


The launch of iPhone 3G in the summer was enough to push Apple to 12.9 percent market share and was enough to unseat Windows Mobile both within the US and internationally. The company now holds third place in the world and is reportedly ...


4 Dec 2008

Democracy Now! | Indiana Guardsmen Sue KBR Over Chemical Exposure ...


Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers have sued the Houston-based defense contractor KBR, saying the company knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq in 2003. The soldiers were providing security for KBR during ...


4 Dec 2008

Franken Withdraws Challenges in Minnesota Senate Recount - FOXNews ...


Democrat Al Franken withdraws 633 challenges to ballots in Minnesota's US Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the recount.


4 Dec 2008

DealZone » Blog Archive » What’s in Citi’s Wallet? | Blogs |


JP Morgan Chase had also been interested in Chevy Chase, a smallish, unlisted lender. The deal announced by Capital One was for $520 million - hardly the kind of blockbuster that makes or breaks a battered Wall Street monolith. ...


4 Dec 2008

NATO Going Solar in Afghanistan | Danger Room from Wired.com


A civil-military team in Afghanistan is using green tech as part of a push to bolster security in one of the country's remote southern provinces. The Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team.


4 Dec 2008