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AMERICAN LE MANS: 42-year-old shows he's still speedy
30.08.2008 02:44
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Proving that bigger isn't always better, Friday's top seven qualifiers in the Prototype classes for the American Le Mans Series sports-car race were all smaller, nimbler P2 models. They had a slight edge negotiating the tight turns and bumpy surface of the 2.1-mile Belle Isle course.
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YOUNG AND FAST: Rookie Rahal tries to stay off the wall
30.08.2008 02:44
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Graham Rahal doesn't remember his father's historic win at Belle Isle in 1992, the first year CART raced there. After all, Graham was just 3 years old. Bobby Rahal ran on the island through 1998 and was accompanied by his son on plenty of trips. But as kids do, Graham preferred to get into mischief than watch the races.
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Baseball by the numbers
30.08.2008 02:44
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51 The Angels' Francisco Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth in a 7-5 win over the Rangers for his 51st save in 56 chances, six short of Bobby Thigpen's record, set in 1990. 2 The Marlins haven't won that many games in a row this month. .500
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AMERICAN LEAGUE: Yanks' Pavano tops Jays, 2-1
30.08.2008 02:44
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NEW YORK -- Carl Pavano held down Toronto in his first start at Yankee Stadium since Opening Day last year, and New York managed just enough offense against A.J. Burnett in a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday night.
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GM offers buyouts to 9,000 salaried staff, sources say
30.08.2008 02:44
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General Motors Corp. is offering retirement incentives to 9,000 -- about 28% -- of its U.S. salaried workers, people familiar with the plan said.
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Delphi revising reorganization
30.08.2008 02:44
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NEW YORK -- Auto parts supplier Delphi, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for nearly three years, is working on a revision to its reorganization plan and is not talking about liquidating the company, a spokesman said Friday.
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Lead wheel weights to be phased out by 2011
30.08.2008 02:43
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They are silver-gray slivers clipped on your car's wheel rim and they pose a health risk that the Environmental Protection Agency wants to eliminate by 2011.
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QUICK HIT: Business
30.08.2008 02:43
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SOUTHERN CHARM: Tennessee officials say they gave $577 million in incentives to attract a Volkswagen assembly plant to Chattanooga. Michigan was a finalist for the site.
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GM offers buyouts to 9,000 salaried staff, sources say
30.08.2008 02:43
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General Motors Corp. is offering retirement incentives to 9,000 -- about 28% -- of its U.S. salaried workers, people familiar with the plan said.
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RESTAURANTS & THE ECONOMY: Cutting back on cuisine
30.08.2008 02:43
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Kristyn Rhoades paid full price for her lunch at Andiamo Italia Riverfront in Detroit last week and got her companion's meal free. "Absolutely it makes a difference," said Rhoades of Canton, who recently became a coupon clipper at her favorite upscale restaurant.
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Delphi revising reorganization
30.08.2008 02:43
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NEW YORK -- Auto parts supplier Delphi, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for nearly three years, is working on a revision to its reorganization plan and is not talking about liquidating the company, a spokesman said Friday.
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Lead wheel weights to be phased out by 2011
30.08.2008 02:43
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They are silver-gray slivers clipped on your car's wheel rim and they pose a health risk that the Environmental Protection Agency wants to eliminate by 2011.
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Leading indicators
30.08.2008 02:43
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DOW NASDAQ Friday *171.63 *44.12 Close 11,543.55 2,367.52 The week *84.51 *47.19
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Jobless rate higher for high school dropouts
30.08.2008 02:43
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LANSING -- Michigan workers without a high school diploma have an unemployment rate at least four times higher than workers with a college degree, according to a report to be released today. The report comes as Michigan deals with its highest level of unemployment in more than 15 years.
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FINANCIAL HEADLINES: Court approves Ford VEBA fund
30.08.2008 02:43
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Ford Motor Co. won court approval of an agreement that lets the automaker shift retiree health care obligations to a union-run trust. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland in Detroit issued an order Friday allowing creation of the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association, or VEBA. Ford reached an accord on the fund with the UAW last year.
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