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...total workforce of 55,000. With Germany in the driving seat during the negotiations, politicians and trade unions in other European countries are concerned the new investor Magna, along with its Russian partners, will protect German jobs at the expense of other jobs. "There are going to be more tough negotiations with GM Europe and Magna," says Klaus Franz, the head of Opel's works council. "A very stony road lies ahead of us. Jobs will be cut, but we hope we can prevent forced redundancies and plant closures," he says. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...doesn't make sense that our citizens should have to pay for the irresponsible behavior of others in these tough economic times.' JEFFREY MERRELL, prosecutor for Missouri's Taney County, defending a new policy of charging inmates $45 per night for room and board...
Many environmentalists - who spent the eight years of the Bush Administration in the cold - would agree. Obama announced tough new national standards for automobile emissions and fuel efficiency that essentially settled a long-running battle between environmentalists and the car industry in favor of the greens. Under the proposed rules, which would begin to take effect in 2012, new cars and trucks will need to have an average fuel efficiency of 35.5 m.p.g. (6.6 L/100 km) by 2016 - almost 40% cleaner than they are today. The regulations would be the first national limit on U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions and could...
...standout also notched his 103rd career victory, vaulting him to fourth all-time with his senior season still ahead.“Louis has worked so hard,” junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor said. “Taking a semester off is really tough, but for him to be able to come back and jump right in at the same level and an even higher level…it’s a testament to the type of kid Louis is.”And that type of competitor is a champion.In a sport that...
...Whatever Delaney-Smith said to her squad, it somehow conjured the force in them. “We fell apart in the first half, rallied at halftime,” sophomore forward Jackie Alemany said. “We made certain goals to reach at certain times, and through tough defense and with Princeton getting lazy and arrogant, we shut down their offense and made smart decisions on [our own] offense.”That said, something intangible was different from the minutes before. It was as if the first half was simply a distant memory. Harvard outscored Princeton...