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...January. He's also been in contact with engineering firms that want to get into auto-making. Murray sees no reason why other major brands, say Apple or Sony, couldn't license the technology to start making their own versions of fuel-efficient or electric cars. (See the best inventions...
...Crimson bigs were also able to hold MIT’s best offensive player, Noel Hollingswoth, to just 12 points. Hollingsworth, a sophomore transfer from Brown, entered this afternoon’s contest having scored 34 points in the Engineers’ previous matchup. But by pressuring MIT’s guards, Harvard was able to limit Hollingsworth’s touches...
...fall than Rubio does.) As a result, Crist insists he doesn't regret what critics derided as his overly effusive welcome to Obama in Florida last February. "I think the stimulus has been helpful to Florida, so if you believe in your heart that you're doing what's best for your state, you should stand up and say it," says Crist. "I don't have the luxury of scoring political points with conservatives or anyone else during the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression." At the same time, he is quick to stress that...
Aides confirmed he was at home but declined a request for an interview. Instead, a young man who gave his name simply as Alfred and described himself as a member of Mutallab's domestic staff handed a copy of a family statement to TIME. "Farouk, to the best of my parental monitoring, had never shown any attitude, conduct or association that would give concern," the statement said. "As soon as concern arose, very recently, his parents reported it and sought help." But while the family chose not to speak to the media, Alfred and other friends were willing to provide...
Meanwhile, analysts say Yemen has been slow to confront the al-Qaeda threat with the gusto that the U.S. has been pushing for, in large part because going after the Islamist group hasn't always been in the government's best interests. Indeed, some experts say that al-Qaeda seeks not to overthrow the government but only to establish a base in Yemen - a link between the Horn of Africa and the rest of the Arabian Peninsula - and that so long as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh leaves al-Qaeda alone, they'll do the same...