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Further dinging Detroit's pride, Toyota managed to end the century-long reign of Ford and Chevrolet as the best-selling car and truck brands in the U.S. Toyota finished the year with U.S. sales of 1,957,575 vehicles, while General Motors' Chevrolet brand sold 1,801,131. Even if the 113,904 vehicles Toyota sold under the Scion name were subtracted from the Japanese automaker's totals, Toyota still beat out Chevrolet. As recently as two years ago, Chevrolet held a commanding lead. (Read "The Bailout Report Card: From...
...This study in general supports what we understand," says Dr. Alan Jacobson, chief of psychiatric services at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. "It's another study adding to our recognition that Type 2 diabetes portends some type of problem in terms of cognitive function...
Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan will be nominated to serve as President-elect Barack Obama's solicitor-general, the administration's representative to the Supreme Court, Obama announced in a press release Monday morning...
...confirmed by the Senate, Kagan will represent the federal government, party to about two-thirds of cases brought before the high court, and play an integral role in shaping the legal strategy of the incoming administration, working under Obama's nominee for Attorney General, Eric Holder...
...Kagan added that she viewed the post as an opportunity to "help advance this nation's commitment to the rule of law at what I think is a critical time in our history." If confirmed, Kagan would be the first female solicitor general, apart from Barbara D. Underwood, who served as acting solicitor general for the first few months of the Bush administration...