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Sergio Marchionne, the gifted executive who saved Italy's Fiat Group from a destructive meltdown earlier in the decade and then convinced the Obama Administration that he could revive the bankrupt Chrysler Group LLC, tried on Wednesday to dispel speculation that the struggling automaker was beyond help. "We want Chrysler to become a strong public company," said Marchionne, who was dressed in his trademark professorial sweater, as he opened an elaborate presentation of the struggling automaker's business plans for the next five years, which emphasize blending Fiat's small-car and small engines technology with Chrysler's muscular Jeeps...
...Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus from its owners, veterinarians say, since two of the three family members living in the cat's household had recently suffered from influenza-like illness. Late last week, when the cat came down with flu-like symptoms - malaise, loss of appetite - its owners brought it to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment. The family mentioned to the vet that they had also recently battled illness, which...
...Wednesday, October 28, America once again showcased its dominance in space technology to the world, as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully launched its Ares 1-X Rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. Such an achievement augurs well: The new moon program is a shining rebuttal to detractors of America’s math and science programs as well as a promise for progress in American space exploration in the future...
...been busy. On Wednesday, Geithner and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel met with House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee, pushing them to accept the deal Geithner had negotiated with committee chairman Barney Frank, which includes new powers for regulators and the Federal Reserve to limit risk among the nation's biggest financial institutions, and to dissolve those institutions in an orderly way if they fail. At the same time, the Senate is moving ahead with its own bill, with talk of a markup in Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd's Banking Committee before Thanksgiving. Treasury has even held...
...defense, Harvard will be missing sophomore linebacker Alex Gedeon, who has three sacks this season, after he underwent surgery on Wednesday and will be out for the remainder of the season, according to Murphy...