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...what some analysts are hailing as a sign of U.S. economic recovery, General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Toyota all reported a rise in sales in October compared with the same month last year, despite a sharp slump following the end of the Obama Administration's Cash for Clunkers incentive program in August. Ford--the only Detroit automaker to avoid bankruptcy and federal bailouts--reported $1 billion in third-quarter profits, helped in large part by an increase in market share as Chrysler's sales continued to lag. GM, the nation's largest car manufacturer, posted its first year-over...
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...public universities,” Payack said. “‘Public Ivies’ are being seen in a new light because they seem to be a pretty good bargain. We saw, not just with Harvard, but among elite private universities, a cut in citations in general...
...Simmons in Connecticut and Mark Kirk in Illinois have provoked some grumbling from Republicans to their right but so far face no credible primary competition. In Florida, Charlie Crist does have a primary challenger in Marco Rubio. But since polls show that either one of them could win the general election, that challenge does not threaten the party's viability...
...said, "I used to be able to walk down the street wearing jeans, without a headscarf. Now I can't." When I asked her why, she said - bluntly - "The Saudis," who had been aggressively funding religious schools. Of course, Bhutto's acquiescence to, and participation in, the general corruption of the Pakistani government was part of the reason public schools were so inadequate and madrasahs became popular. (See pictures from the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination...