Is Chrysler a lost cause? - MSN MoneyCentral

General Motors Corp ( GM ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist DETROIT (AP) - Even by the standards of battered automakers, Chrysler is in dire shape. Its sales in December were down a stunning 53 percent, far worse than Ford or General ...

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New Orleans renovation project delays threaten lucrative GO Zone ... - New Orleans Times-Picayune

Matt Rose / The Times-Picayune Hopes are strong that $225 million in GO Zone bonds will be used to repair the Hyatt Regency hotel, which has been shuttered since Hurricane Katrina. Similar renovation projects using GO Zone money are delayed or ...

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Economy (199) - MSNBC Firstread

Cue your inner Dr. Evil voice (with pinky finger touching your lip)... Yesterday, Obama tried to prep the public for trillion-dollar deficits for years to come. The New York Times says Obama “braced Americans for the unparalleled prospect of ...

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New Staten Island health craze: Magic potion or get-rich-quick scheme? - Staten Island Advance

Advance photo/Jan Somma-Hammel MonaVie, at $40 a bottle, is a syrupy mix of Brazilian acai berries an 18 other fruits. MonaVie is a $40 bottle of juice blended from 19 different fruits, including the Brazilian acai berry. Drink just four ounces a day ...

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Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal

Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. A fancy new device adds a novel twist to an existing treatment. It seems like a good idea, but there’s not enough evidence to know for sure ...

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Bridge row may scupper schools and new hospitals - Scotsman

MAJOR government projects, including schools, hospitals and transport schemes could be delayed or cancelled because of a dispute over the funding of the new Forth road bridge, ministers warned last night. The Scottish Government wanted to spread the ...

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The Doctor Is In (Cyberspace) - New York Daily News

State Health Commissioner Richard Daines has become the point man for one of the more controversial of Gov. David Paterson's revenue-generating budget proposals: The so-called "fat tax" - an 18 percent levy on sugary drinks like non-diet soda. Daines ...

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