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Scientists know that girls can develop a negative body image at a very young age. In a new study from the University of Central Florida, nearly half of its 3-to-6-year-old participants fretted about being fat. About a third said they would like to change their appearance - adopt a new hair color, for example, or lose weight. (See the top 10 children's books...
...sales in the U.S. are improving, aided by cash-for-clunkers, as well as positive consumer response to the Camaro, Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac SRX. In addition, new compact crossover vehicles, the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox, have sold so well that GM is adding a third production shift at an assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. Since mid-September, when it began offering to take back vehicles from dissatisfied customers, only a tiny fraction of the cars GM has sold have come back to dealers, Docherty notes. "We've sold 300,000, and we've had 163 physical returns...
...does not foresee any more big layoffs in the U.S, even though the company posted a net loss of $1.2 billion during the third quarter, including special charges related to the shutdown of more than 2,000 dealerships across the U.S., support for suppliers and special employee-attrition programs at GM operations in Europe and Australia. Despite the bankruptcy, GM also owes $17 billion to governments in the U.S., Canada and Europe that supported the company during the crisis last winter. The $17 billion debt does not include $3.2 billion in notes or preferred stock that GM also owes...
...used to the discordance. Once the next stimulus is passed, Obama will make reducing a record-breaking deficit a theme of his State of the Union address in January. His second and third years in office will turn on whether he can fix the economy while still reducing the deficit and bringing two wars to a close. If he succeeds, he will enter the 2012 campaign in a strong position for re-election. If he fails, even he may not want the job of cleaning up the mess...
...mission in Afghanistan. Despite doubts over the German mission in Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, the Bundestag voted to extend the mandate by another year, until 2010. There are now about 4,300 German soldiers in Afghanistan - most are based in the north of the country - and Germany is the third biggest troop contributor after the U.S. and Britain. But the U.S. is looking for a bigger commitment. "More German troops would be very welcome," Richard Holbrooke, President Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan, told the German paper Berliner Zeitung on Dec. 9. (Read "Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After...