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...German Economy Minister, Rainer Brüderle, summed up the mood as he arrived at a cabinet meeting in Berlin on Wednesday: "The behavior of General Motors toward Germany is totally unacceptable. We won't let GM put us under any pressure." But at this point, can the German government or unions really do anything about it? Can they punish GM or at least make things difficult for the manufacturer? Will they be able to protect the 25,000 Germans employed by the company? (See the most exciting cars...
...Barack Obama had carried by 15 percentage points last year, unpopular incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine fell to Republican Chris Christie, a former U.S. Attorney. It marked the first time in 12 years that New Jersey has elected a Republican statewide. In Virginia, Bob McDonnell, a former state attorney general, handily defeated Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds for governor; meanwhile, GOP victories down the Virginia ballot brought to a halt the gains that Democrats had made over the past few election cycles...
...spite of negative media attention, the [North Korean] tourism market shows annual, if slow, growth," says Koryo's general manager Simon Cockerell, who points out that while thousands of tourists visit Beijing daily, a mere handful pay a trip to Pyongyang, just 90 minutes by air from the Chinese capital. (See pictures of Beijing...
...Wednesday in what some hope may signal the first steps toward breaking the political deadlock that has gripped Burma for more than 20 years. But Burma analysts say any positive developments from the mission will depend on a man the Americans did not meet: Burma's reclusive military leader, General Than Shwe...
...Metropolitan police chief Sir Ian Blair, the banning of alcohol on the subway, and his backing for a proposed new airport to the east of London - Johnson seemed to lose steam. Few voters could tell you what he's actually done for his city apart from increasing its general gaiety...