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Jockey-size Levi Leipheimer, 31, the Montana-born boss of Germany's team Gerolsteiner, makes up with precision riding what he lacks in raw talent. Before each stage, he probes his bike like a quality-control engineer, obsessing over the height and angle of the saddle, its distance from the handlebars. He can drive the tech guys crazy. "I've seen him argue for 15 minutes about a difference of one and a half millimeters," says Gerolsteiner spokesman Jörg Grünefeld. Leipheimer's approach is clearly working; he reached fifth place entering the Tour's final week...
...finally turning a corner? Fueled by deep discounts, sales for the troubled automaker surged 47% in June. But that prompted Chrysler and Ford to offer generous incentives too, setting the stage for a brutal price war. GM is also banking on redesigned SUVs to lift sales, despite a shift in consumer sentiment away from the gas guzzlers. High profit margins on SUVs are critical to GM's bottom line. But just 34% of shoppers are now considering an SUV, a three-year low, according to a recent survey by Kelley Blue Book. Sales of fuel-saving hybrids, meanwhile, are expected...
China's New Revolution Our special report on the rise of China drew mail from some readers who are excited and optimistic about China's new, enhanced role on the global stage. But others are worried that China could become a threat...
...would you feel about being in the band, playing, with no one up there [near the stage] and no one dancing,â Molly said. âI would have been like, âScrew...
Researchers for the project examined the health of 5,000 Kuwaitis over the course of the 14 years since the invasion. This recent phase focused on Kuwaitis who were 50 years or older at the time of the invasion. The next stage will focus on people who were children at the time of the invasion and their parents, Evans said. He added that he hopes to remain focused on the central goal of the project, which is to receive financial compensation for Kuwaiti citizens whose health was damaged...