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...General Motors, company executives are once again deflecting charges that the firm is missing out on a hot new market and will have to play catch-up. GM has for years been publicly dismissive of hybrid cars. In January, vice chairman Bob Lutz described hybrids as "an interesting curiosity" and said, "We will make some," but added that they didn't make much sense with gasoline at $1.50 per gal. Gas prices are up 30% since then, but GM officials insist their strategy has not changed. The focus is still on delivering hybrid versions of SUVs and pickups while devoting...
...cummings-esque capitalization intended - starring Rob Lowe as a casino doctor who handles a bizarre stream of cases. The Las Vegas tourist board must love the premise ("Come to Vegas and get a colorful injury!"), though, then again, "CSI" didn't hurt them ("Come to Vegas and we'll catch the guy who murders...
...want to see military justice in action right now, your best bet is to catch an episode of JAG. But Americans may soon be able to witness the real thing: military officials say the Army is weighing whether to televise the trials of troops accused of abusing Iraqi detainees--an unprecedented step that some believe would help restore U.S. credibility in the eyes of Iraqis...
...solar heat to radiate away. New and larger passenger planes might exacerbate the problem, but it is the frequency of flights that matters most. One way to tackle warming would be to have planes fly roughly 25% lower--altitudes less conducive to cirrus-cloud formation. But there's a catch: gas consumption would go up if planes were forced to plow through thicker air. By Jeffrey Kluger
Executive compensation has become a hot button for investors, who are increasingly unhappy about overpaying for underperformance. By U.S. standards most European executives aren't lavishly paid, but they have been trying to catch up. Not anymore. The board of British drug firm GlaxoSmithKline cut the pay package of CEO Jean-Pierre Garnier last December after shareholders voted it down at the annual meeting. (He still earned $5 million last year in salary and bonus, a 14% raise.) Even at Ahold, which was in need of a white knight following an accounting scandal last year, the new CEO, Anders Moberg...