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Chrysler Files For Bankruptcy
Washington — The White House will force Chrysler LLC to file for bankruptcy protection today, after talks between the Treasury Department and the Auburn Hills automaker’s creditors failed last night to reach an agreement.
“This will be quick, it will be efficient, it is designed to deal with those last few holdouts” who [...]
Specter Switches Parties; Says GOP Has Changed
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter announced this morning that he will be switching party affiliations. He will now caucus with Democrats in the Senate, meaning that if and when Al Franken is seated, Democrats will have a filibuster proof majority.
This is huge news for Democrats, removing roadblocks to the President’s [...]
IBEW Sees Future in Alternative Energy Jobs
MINNEAPOLIS - Darryl Thayer, a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 292 in Minneapolis, hardly received a visionary’s welcome when he addressed the Minnesota legislature in 1968 about the need to develop solar energy and wean the state from fossil fuel-based sources. Worse yet, says Thayer, many of his [...]
U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban Fighters in Afghanistan Mountain Pass
Members of the platoon on patrol in Afghanistan’s Korangal Valley.
KORANGAL OUTPOST, Afghanistan — Only the lead insurgents were disciplined as they walked along the ridge. They moved carefully, with weapons ready and at least five yards between each man, the soldiers who surprised them said.
Behind them, a [...]
Recession Hits Hard But Good is Unfazed
It took awhile, but the recession has definitely sunk its teeth into Google’s financial performance.
“No company is recession-proof. Google is absolutely feeling the impact,” Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in a conference call Thursday after reporting first-quarter financial results.
Google’s revenue growth rate has been slowing, but for the first [...]
Solar Plug In Stations are in Chicago
Future Now: Solar Plug-in Stations
Written by Preston Koerner | April 16, 2009 | read more: Alt Energy, Green Tech, Solar
This is ChargePoint, an electrical plug-in station that’s powered and monitored through a smart network.
It was developed by Coulomb Technologies, who recently teamed [...]
Big Three Automaker Retiree Pensions at Serious Risk
General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC retirees and employees could lose $23 billion in pension benefits if the companies terminate their retirement plans in bankruptcy, the government’s pension insurance agency warned Tuesday.
Neither GM nor Chrysler plans to file for bankruptcy, but both are taking steps to prepare in [...]
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