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...President Barack Obama has signaled that he would favor a cash-for-clunkers-style program, saying in a speech on March 30 that he wanted to work with Congress on finding money for rebates in existing stimulus spending. And similar programs already in place in Germany and other European countries have proved very successful - thanks to continental Europe's cash-for-clunkers plan, analysts say that European car sales are now running at more than 13 million vehicles a year, up from an 11 million pace at the start of the year. "It has been pretty successful...
...owners, Chris Lutes and Matthew Curtis, are also the owners of Cambridge 1, Miracle of Science (down by MIT), and two other Boston restaurants. Described as “a restaurant with a European cafe feel,” Tory Row has created a good deal of hype on Boston food blogs, as other Lutes and Curtis restaurants have been pretty popular. Let's see if it lives...
...only). One employee noted that the place was even packed on a Monday night, unusual in the restaurant business. It must be the pretentious sounding entrees like "confit duck salad" and "croque monsieur" that are drawing patrons into the sparsely decorated hotspot. The European ambiance continues with the sliding storefront doors that open up onto a patio area...
...self-made millionaire, Ganley plans to field Libertas candidates from all 27 E.U. member states in this June's European parliamentary elections. His party, he says, will bring change to Brussels. "We can really shake things up," he says. "We can send a message to Brussels for democracy, accountability and transparency in European governance." (See pictures of Obama's travels in Europe...
...launched a telecoms firm, a timber trading company, a cable television operator, an online jewelry retailer and a finance house. But it is his latest venture that could end up having the biggest impact. In 2006 Ganley founded Libertas, a think tank that concentrated its scorn on the European Union. At the end of 2008 it became an E.U.-wide political party with the express aim of overhauling the institution it so often criticizes. "We are saddled with a tyranny of mediocrity," Ganley says. "It boggles the mind. Almost 80% of our laws now come from Brussels, and are drafted...