Conservatives are showing they know their way around the Internet just as well as liberals, as hundreds of organized "tea party" protests are planned across the nation Wednesday. The protests are in part a backlash against what some view as excessive government spending and bailouts. Heralded on videos and blogs, the movement also appears, in part, a reflection of a general anger among people who contend the government takes too much from their pocketbooks
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Obama says economy improving but hard times ahead
President Obama said Tuesday that recent stimulus measures "are starting to generate signs of economic progress," but more tough times are ahead. The White House described Obama’s speech as a major address on the economy.
‘You’re going to die the way you live’
When George Dello of San Diego was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had at best five months to live, he didn’t immediately begin the chemotherapy treatments his doctor recommended. Instead, he and his wife, Pam, drove up the California coast and spent a week among the redwoods north of San Francisco. “These trees are 5 feet wide and 150 feet tall,” said Dello, 43.
Can Detroit Be Retooled Before It’s Too Late?
The automobile business is great. Just ask someone who’s in it. “People want to buy cars,” says Rod Buscher, CEO of Summit Automotive Partners in Denver, which owns 30 assorted dealerships nationwide.
April Fools’ may be no joke for computer users
Computer experts waited early Wednesday to see what impact — if any — the worm known as Conficker.c will have on the world’s computers.
Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast
Two fishing vessels carrying over 600 people sunk off the coast of Libya on Monday, according to Egyptian state television. It was not clear how many injuries or fatalities resulted from the incident.
EPA Calls CO2 a Danger At Last
It’s been two years since the U.N.
Hyundai: America’s Most Successful Car Company
Hyundai is now the most successful car company in the U.S. and it has the numbers to prove it. It has come up with a way to sell cars to people who fear that they will be homeless and it works.
As Car Sales Collapse, GM and Chrysler Grow Desperate
Under pressure to demonstrate their viability in order to qualify for more government loans, General Motors and Chrysler couldn’t produce any additional evidence on Tuesday. If they were taking physical exams, they both would have flunked. As February sales were reported, GM owned up to selling 53% fewer cars and trucks than a year ago, while Chrysler admitted that its total fell 44%
Jindal on Obama: I’m ‘not nearly as good of a speaker’
CNN’s Larry King talked with Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal in a prime-time exclusive interview Monday night