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...James Frey, on the night of October 24, 1992, pull up outside a bar in Granville, Ohio, in a white Mercury? Was he drunk and high on crack at the time? Did he jump the curb, bump a cop with his car, and then get dragged out screaming and beaten up by the police? Did he then go to rehab, write a book about it, inspire millions of readers and make a ton of money...
...Carroll was kidnapped Saturday in a notorious neighborhood of Iraq?s capital. A flurry of gunmen wielding pistols surrounded her car just about a 1,000 feet from the office of a prominent Sunni politician that she had just left. Carroll had reportedly been there to interview Adnan al-Dulaimi, the leader of the Iraqi Accordance Front, a Sunni political party. He wasn?t there and she left after waiting between 20 and 30 minutes. According to the driver and witnesses, the gunmen forced the driver to stop, then pulled him out of the car, piled in and drove away...
...Carroll was traveling in a single car with only her driver and translator, a travel arrangement that many reporters avoid these days in Baghdad. Most travel in two cars: the lead car and a ?chase car? carrying guards who may or may not be armed. ?We had a number of discussions with her and our staffers there about security, but ultimately it?s their choice,? David Clark Scott, the international editor for the Monitor, told TIME. ?Money is not an issue when it comes to getting a second car; it?s how high or how low a profile you want...
...manufacturer that gets to market first carries China's automotive reputation on its shoulders. If the first Chinese car in the U.S. flops, later entries will struggle to gain a foothold. John Harmer, vice president of marketing at Geely-USA, vows that Geely isn't rushing into production at the expense of solid engineering. "We'll make sure Geely doesn't become a member of the group of manufacturers that came to the U.S. prematurely and failed," he says...
...bright side for Geely and Chery is that Americans are growing accustomed to higher-end Chinese products, such as flat-screen TVs and laptop PCs. Art Spinella, president of CNW Marketing Research, surveyed consumers to see if they would consider buying a Chinese car. About 36% said they would. "That level of consideration is twice what it was for Korean brands 10 years ago," he says. Mel Rapton, the California car dealer, figures that a combo of 100,000-mile warranties and cut-rate pricing will get Chinese cars moving. "It's a pretty big gamble," the 77-year...