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...secret that one of the biggest reasons the U.S. auto industry is teetering on collapse is that, quite simply, Americans have stopped buying cars. U.S. auto sales were down 37% in March from 2008, the latest in a nearly unbroken year-and-a-half streak of falling sales. And if the cratered economy is the main culprit behind backed-up inventory at U.S. car dealers, another is that American automakers have failed to produce the more fuel-efficient vehicles that gas-price-conscious car buyers are beginning to demand. As a result, the U.S. still sends hundreds of billions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cash for Clunkers: A Green Deal to Help Detroit? | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

...second consecutive year, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team came inches from breaking a nearly two-decade winless streak against Ivy rival Princeton. And for the second consecutive year, the No. 15 Crimson came up just short with a 10-9 loss to the No. 2 Tigers Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium. In the dramatic final minutes, the Crimson fell behind 9-6 midway through the fourth quarter before responding to pull within one at 10-9 with 1:16 left. Despite two possessions in the final minute, sophomore Dean Gibbons turned the ball over...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Continues Winless Streak Against Princeton | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

...ranked No. 15 and Penn was No. 41. This time, although both teams were unranked, there were still critical Ancient Eight records at stake, as the Crimson kept its hopes alive for an Ivy crown with a victory.A day after Princeton snapped Harvard’s four-match win streak, its longest since winning eight straight in April 2006, the Crimson extended its doubles point win streak to six.Captain Laura Peterzan and freshman Camille Jania at No. 3 quickly disposed of their Quaker opponents 8-2 and moved to 6-0 as partners, while at No. 1 senior Beier...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Garners Mixed Results in League Play | 4/12/2009 | See Source »

...five runs or less in each of its last sixteen games, and they’ve scored five runs or more in each of its last five wins. The Crimson defeated BU in both of their matchups last season. Needless to say, there is no curse, no losing streak, and no fundamental troubles with putting the bat on the ball. Without an identifiable, chronic difficulty, offensive problems seem to be inexplicable...

Author: By Justin W. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lack of Offense Results in Crimson Shutout | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...customer is not always about resolving ill will. When one Boloco fanatic tweeted about “annihilating my previous ‘# of burritos in a week’ record,” Pepper invited him to message him for free burritos to continue his winning streak.“I don’t look at it like marketing. I look at it as dialogue,” he said. “It’s sort of a natural extension of what I should be doing anyway. This is a more efficient...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Square Shops Embrace Twitter | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

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