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A look at the 2010 BMW 650i Convertible

2010 BMW 650i Convertible

2010 BMW 650i convertible is a grand tourer

The model year on the BMW 650i is 2010, but this lengthy, smooth-riding, luxury coupe and convertible feel a bit like yesteryear.

A look at the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox FWD LTZ

2010 Chevrolet Equinox FWD LTZ

2010 Chevrolet Equinox SUV refined, stylish

Chevrolet's sport utility vehicle named for the first day of spring had a rebirth this year, and the resulting 2010 Equinox is the best ever.

A look at the 2010 Audi S4 quattro MT6 Sedan

2010 Audi S4 quattro MT6 sedan

Audi's performance S4 drops its V-8 for 2010

You don't see this very often: a car company dropping a V-8 engine from a performance car and replacing it with a V-6. But German automaker Audi does it in its 2010 S4 compact sedan.

A look at the 2010 VW Golf

2010 VW Golf TDI 4-Dr

Smith considering changes as Falcons chase Saints

The Atlanta Falcons are facing their biggest test of the season as they hope to get back in the NFC South race.

A look at the Lexus RX 350

2010 Lexus RX 350

Lawsuit details Madoff's bottom-bunk prison life

Fallen financier Bernard Madoff has plunged from his Manhattan penthouse to the lower bunk of a cell he shares with a drug offender at a federal prison, where he eats pizza cooked by a child molester and hangs around with a mob boss and a convicted spy, according to legal papers filed Tuesday.

Youth face uphill struggle amid Detroit's troubles

Like the rundown houses and shuttered storefronts in his Detroit neighborhood, bleakness abounds in LeRoy Taylor's future.

A look at the 2010 Mazdaspeed3

2010 Mazdaspeed3

Mazdaspeed 3 is a hot, youthful hatchback

How much does fun and youthful spirit cost these days?

A look at the 2010 Lexis IS 350C

2010 Lexus IS 350C

Toyota Prius stays on top in mileage

There's no sunroof available in the latest Lexus IS cars. But no one is going to complain.

A look at the 2010 Toyota Prius

2010 Toyota Prius V

Toyota Prius stays on top in mileage

There's a little something extra for car buyers who have their hearts set on top fuel mileage in the Toyota Prius. But they'd better not get tired of the car's wedge shape.

A look at the 2010 Subaru Legacy

2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium

Subaru's 2010 Legacy low in price, tops in mileage

Subaru's Legacy mid-size sedan grew for 2010, but its price tag didn't.

Pittsburgh officials work round-the-clock for G-20

While the Group of 20 summit focuses on global economics, a group of Pittsburgh officials is working tirelessly to promote the Steel City.

A look at the 2010 Jaguar XFR

2010 Jaguar XFR

Jaguar's fastest XF handsome, seductive, powerful

The 2010 Jaguar XFR is what a Jaguar should be — sleek, fast and handsome.

A look at the 2010 Acura TSX

2010 Acura TSX

Boy hidden behind wall remains in state custody

A 6-year-old boy whose mother is accused of hiding him in a crawl space for nearly two years whenever visitors arrived will remain in state custody while he gets counseling meant to eventually reunite him with his father.

Ill. grandmother says she was right to hide boy

A southern Illinois grandmother said Monday that she hid her 6-year-old grandson and his mother in a crawl space in her home for two years during a custody dispute with the boy's father to keep the youngster safe.

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Former Wall Street Player Reveals the Inside World Behind Shady Bailouts to Bankers
Source: Examiner

Former Wall Street Player Reveals the Inside World Behind Shady Bailouts to Bankers

CNN Drops to Last Place Among Cable News Networks - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

CNN, which invented the cable news network more than two decades ago, will hit a new competitive low with its prime-time programs in October, finishing fourth – and last – among the cable news networks with the audience that all the networks rely on for their advertising.

What lies in Waziristan
Source: the News International

It is hell hole dug by RAW and the Neocons with their vested interest in pushing Pakistan army into the hole from where their return may become impossible? We are simply not fighting TTP but the forces behind them, who incidently are same who use the drones to play a double ga …

Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era: The controversial senator belonged to a different age, one ill-suited to today's increasingly decentralized world
Source: Reason Magazine

Which brings me to the second point: The legislation for which he will be remembered is precisely the sort of top-down, centralized legislation that needs to be jettisoned in the 21st century. Like Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) and the recently deposed Sen.

Man catches MSI laptop with... his buttocks
Source: reghardware.co.uk

With so many laptops, notebooks, netbooks and – even – smartbooks on the market, manufacturers must create increasingly brilliant adverts in order to sap the cash from your pockets. Not MSI, though, which just resorts to 'cheeky' adverts.

Prostitute Dies After Being Held in Scorching Outdoor Prison Cell - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

I reported on this last week and NOT one reader posted a comment. Apparently, this prisoner had no family and no one to lean on these officials as to the cause of her death. Does ANYONE here care???

Persistent Racial Gap Seen in Students� Test Scores - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Students' scores improved during the No Child Left Behind era, especially in the areas where NCLB was focused most vigorously (math and reading in grades 3-8). There were improvements in minorities' scores; the scores of White students increased about the same.

Wanted: More Long Island ghost stories (Video)
Source: Newsday.com

---Main Link is Video. Print Story link below.--- Calling all ghosts.

Poll Says McCain Hurts His Bid by Using Attacks - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

A New York Times/CBS News poll that has just been completed shows some negative trends for John McCain's campaign including the apparent backfire of the spate of ugly attacks that McCain and running mate Sarah Palin have launched against him in recent weeks.

Non-tested Curriculum Left Behind
Source: Careers and Education

A quick little take on how the NCLB Act has affected some, and how a new report has shown some of the long term consequeces of the act...

Website Test behind the Great Firewall of China
Source: websitepulse.com

The Golden Shield Project (a.k.a. Great Firewall of China) is owned by the Government of China (MPS) and started in 1998.

Brain region behind altruism identified
Source: Yahoo! News

Brain region behind altruism identified By ANI Monday January 22, 01:45 PM Washington, Jan. 22 (ANI): Researchers at the Duke University Medical Centre have identified a particular brain region that predicts whether people tend to be selfish or altruistic.

Leave Them Kids Behind

Once upon a time, kids could drop out of school. When it no longer served their needs as an institution, they could walk right out of the doors and never return.

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