28 Aug 2008 at 2:41pm (AP) ? Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too ? to help convict him of killing four family members ...
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28 Aug 2008 at 1:22pm Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Carolyn Warren , author of "Mortgage Rip-Offs and Money Savers" (John Wiley & Sons), on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Noon ET. Carolyn Warren: I list 7 disadvantages of an ...
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28 Aug 2008 at 10:09am NEW YORK (AP) ? With gas prices high and consumers stretching shopping dollars, competition is heating up online for deals ? and a discount retail site hopes to fan the flames by shipping orders for $1.95. Chicago-based Enable Holdings Inc. plans ...
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28 Aug 2008 at 9:11am As summer winds down, the bad news about air travel just keeps piling up. Airlines are announcing system-wide route cuts while hiking fees for everything from checking bags to serving snacks and water. And while fuel prices are finally dipping ...
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28 Aug 2008 at 8:21am General Motors Corp said on Thursday that it would invest more than $200 million in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled U.S. carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market. The facility, which will be ...
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26 Aug 2008 at 7:41am Economically and environmentally savvy drivers have set off a wave of hybrid car sales in Chicago and statewide. A recent study from hybridcars.com ranks Chicago as fifth on the list of top cities for hybrid sales. Illinois also occupies the fifth ...
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25 Aug 2008 at 7:09pm CINCINNATI ? Procter & Gamble (PG) is linking laundry to fashion in what's billed as the biggest product launch yet for its Tide brand. Fashion mentor Tim Gunn of reality TV's Project Runway is among those involved in marketing the new "Total Care ...
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