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...resistant vests before battle. (Technically, body armor isn't considered bulletproof; depending on the vest, high-powered weapons can still cause life-threatening injuries). In one of the most famous cases, in 1997, bank robbers Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu faced off against police outside a Bank of America branch in North Hollywood covered in body armor and toting high-powered weapons. After injuring 11 officers and six civilians, both men were killed: Matasareanu by shots outside the coverage of his armor and Phillips by his own hand...
...Sales decrease of Bentley cars in North America...
Long after we’ve all forgotten what he actually did or did not do for General Motors, America will remember CEO Rick Wagoner for his injudicious use of executive privilege. Wagoner and his colleagues at Ford and Chrysler gained notoriety for flying in three separate private jets to Washington, in order to ask Congress for a multi-billion dollar bailout. Four months later, Wagoner has resigned as a condition of this bailout and been replaced by Fritz Henderson, GM’s current president and chief operating officer...
...Mount Auburn Streets. The scare was precipitated by a call to Cambridge police made by a pedestrian early Saturday morning, according to Nick Nicholas, an employee of the Crimson Corner newsstand. The pedestrian heard a ticking noise coming from the two mailboxes outside of the Harvard Square Bank of America, Nicholas said, and the source of the ticking was later discovered to be a “clicker” placed in one of the mailboxes. A “clicker” is an electronic device often used in restaurants to alert patrons when their table is ready, another...
...therefore it stands a better chance of winning approval from Congress. But though Gates urged lawmakers to rise above "parochial" concerns in responding to the budget, resistance will be fierce on the Hill, where some view any retooling of the military budget as a recipe for a weaker America and others simply want to keep defense-contractor jobs in their districts - a combination that could yet trump a highly-regarded Defense Secretary and President. Still, Gates has the backing of President Obama as well as that of Senator John McCain, who on Monday released a statement signaling his "strong support...