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County opens new bridge over Gunpowder Falls
Baltimore County has completed construction of a bridge over Gunpowder Falls on Big Falls Road off Monkton Road in Hereford, officials said. It was opened to traffic last week after 14 months of construction. The replacement of the original, 1933 bridge... -
Ford says CEO will work for $1 to get federal loans
The Associated PressFord Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs appear before lawmakers this week to request $25 billion in government loans. Ford CEO Alan Mulally said he'll work...Tags: Saab, Employees, Automotive Equipment, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp.
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Obama works Congress to 'hit the ground running'
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — As President-elect Barack Obama looks toward Inauguration Day, coordination with Congress could produce a remarkable result: Democrats may try to pass an economic stimulus bill even before Obama takes office Jan. 20, and have it on...Tags: Commerce, Jimmy Carter, Tom Daschle, National Government, Rahm Emanuel
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America without its automakers
Today's question: What's wrong with letting U.S. automakers fail? Later in the week, Gary Burtless and Daniel J. Ikenson will debate labor costs for domestic car manufacturers, subsidies for vehicle buyers and more.
Bankruptcy works for many companies --...Tags: Employees, Automotive Equipment, Lobbying, Petroleum Industry, Interior Policy
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Slippery when wet—but ever so pretty
Tribune reporterThere are few better places in Chicago to experience the city's austere beauty or wintry lack of friction than from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, where unchecked winds blast cheeks pink, where salt crystals crackle like gravel underfoot, and where every...Tags: Chicago River, Transportation, Trump Tower, Road Transportation, Venice
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Ties to Hill bridge Obama to Democrats in Congress
Tribune Washington BureauAs a congressman and leader of a party campaign committee, Rahm Emanuel helped 54 Democrats win the House seats they hold today. When Tom Daschle was the Senate Democratic leader, he contributed more than $1.5 million to help a new generation of...Tags: Commerce, Tom Daschle, National Government, Rahm Emanuel , Bill Clinton
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Fans travel to Cleveland for 25th anniversary of Christmas film favorite
Fans of the holiday classic A Christmas Story are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the Cleveland house where the movie was made. The 1983 film, an adaptation of Jean Shepard's memoir of a boy in the 1940s, was set in...Tags: Santa Claus, Religious Festivals, Christmas
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Goodyear Dunlop cuts 147 jobs in western New York
Union officials say Goodyear Dunlop has cut 147 jobs at its western New York plant because of a slowdown in tire sales. The company announced plans to reduce its Tonawanda workforce in October, saying it was decreasing production of passenger auto tires...Tags: Unions, Vehicles
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Kings Point public works plan upsets Great Neck Village
christina.hernandez@newsday.comGreat Neck Village residents, worried about diminishing forest land, increased pollution and bad effects on their property values, are upset about neighboring Kings Point Village's plan to build a 10,000-square-foot public works department near their...Tags: Kings Point, Construction, Vehicles, Ethics, Great Neck
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NPR journalists escape bombing attack in western Baghdad
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ An American journalist for National Public Radio and three Iraqi colleagues escaped injury Sunday when a bomb attached to their car exploded as it was parked along a street in west Baghdad. Ivan Watson, a 33 year-old reporter for NPR on...Tags: Defense, Armed Conflicts, Vehicles, Guerrilla Activity, Bombings
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Obama names national-security team
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama is announcing his national security team this morning. There are no surprises, all are people whose names were leaked in recent weeks. They are: Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, selecting Defense.....Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lawyers, Regional Authority, Joe Biden, Law Enforcement
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Regaining traction
McClatchy/TribuneThe steep drop in gas prices might not be enough to save Detroit, but cheaper fuel undoubtedly has made it easier for dealers to unload the trucks and sport utility vehicles that have been gathering dust ever since oil's record price spike this past...Tags: Honda, SUVs and Crossovers, Automotive Equipment, Sales, Prius
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