Army vet faked injury to avoid Iraq deployment
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq. Jeffrey Rush, 27, al...
 3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 301.0 House considers funding green vehicle research
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Targeting more funding for the auto industry, the House is considering an expansion into government-led research of fuel-efficient vehicle technology and making research dollars more available to auto parts suppliers. The...
3.1K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 374.0 Yates Racing sponsor forces Labonte out
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Former NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte won t race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his best track, because of sponsorship issues at Yates Racing. The team had seven races to sell this season for the No. 96 Ford, and the sponsor...
4.8K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 210.0 Economic gloom shows signs of lifting
WASHINGTON Americans pessimism about the economy appears to be lifting, with consumer expectations for the next six months hitting their most positive point since the recession began. The Commerce Department said today that orders for goods expect...
5.6K - Aug. 26, 2009; scored 320.0 Clunkers may sputter to a stop
WASHINGTON The Obama administration is developing plans to wind down the popular Cash for Clunkers program and could announce by Friday when the incentives will no longer be available. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday the departme...
4.9K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 393.0 Senate expected to OK $2B refill for 'cash for clunkers'
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate is poised to add $2 billion to the popular cash-for-clunkers program after lawmakers agreed to vote on the government car incentives and give shoppers until Labor Day to visit their local dealerships and make a...
5.3K - Aug. 6, 2009; scored 594.0 Democrats trying for GOP support for clunker funds
WASHINGTON Facing a White House deadline, Senate Democrats are struggling to win over enough reluctant Republicans to pass a $2 billion extension of a popular rebate program that gives consumers up to $4,500 to trade in their old ...
5.3K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 381.0 Cost cutting pays off for Ford in second quarter
DEARBORN, Mich. Helped by a lightened debt load, Ford Motor Co. posted a surprise second-quarter profit of $2.8 billion today, following the worst loss in company history a year earlier. Shares rose 10 percent. The net profit ends a string...
4.4K - Jul. 23, 2009; scored 509.0 Unhappy Harvick
CHARLOTTE, N.C. They called him Happy Harvick at the start of his NASCAR career, when success came so easy that Kevin Harvick had a seemingly perpetual smile. It s been quite some time since the nickname fit. Harvick s been rather unhappy of late...
6.0K - Jul. 21, 2009; scored 210.0 Vietnam War defense chief dead at 93
WASHINGTON Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense who was vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a role he later deeply regretted, died today. He was 93. McNamara died at 5:30 a.m. at his home, his wife Diana told The A...
8.1K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 320.0 Energy Dept. lends $8B to Ford, Nissan, Tesla
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - The Energy Department said today it would lend $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and provide about $2.1 billion in loans to Nissan Motor Co. and Tesla Motors Inc., making the three automakers the first beneficiar...
3.9K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 527.0 Braun trying to help Roush reach 50 wins
Colin Braun figures there couldn t be a better time for his first victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series than in Saturday s race at Michigan International Speedway. The 20-year-old Braun, in his second full season driving trucks for Roush F...
4.2K - Jun. 13, 2009; scored 277.0 Obama details plans to help General Motors
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pushed General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy today and said it was part of a viable achievable plan that will give this iconic company a chance to rise again. Obama said he hoped the firm would emerge quickly from ...
2.6K - Jun. 1, 2009; scored 249.0 General Motors files for bankruptcy, makes restructuring plan
NEW YORK - General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government. GM's bankruptcy filing ...
10.4K - Jun. 1, 2009; scored 320.0 Obama announces fuel, emissions plan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks will save billions of barrels of oil but are expected to cost consumers an extra $1,300 per vehicle by the time the plan is complete in 2016. Obama tod...
4.7K - May. 19, 2009; scored 341.0 UAW could own majority of Chrysler
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The United Auto Workers union will own 55 percent of a restructured Chrysler LLC and its retiree health care trust will get a seat on the board if union members vote to approve contract concessions this week. Chrysler stock ...
5.6K - Apr. 28, 2009; scored 249.0 GM may shutter some factories
DETROIT - Thousands of GM workers could learn as early as today that they will be idle for up to nine weeks this summer as the automaker's plants stop making all but its most popular cars and trucks. The move is a result of slumping sales and growing...
6.4K - Apr. 23, 2009; scored 341.0 GM, Chrysler request $39B bailout
DETROIT (AP) Billions of dollars in government loans to prop up General Motors and Chrysler won t be enough. The companies, which have received $17.4 billion so far, filed plans with the government more than doubling that request to a stag...
1.2K - Feb. 18, 2009; scored 249.0 NASCAR Driver Capsules
No. 00 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing DRIVER: David Reutimann BORN: March 2, 1970 HOMETOWN: Zephyrhills, Fla. CREW CHIEF: Rodney Childers NOTES: Drove in No. 00 for the first five races of 2008 before replacing retired Dale Jarrett in the team s No. ...
26.7K - Feb. 7, 2009; scored 399.0 U.S. auto sales in reverse
DETROIT (AP) Automakers started 2009 in reverse. Consumers frightened by the prospect of losing their jobs stayed away from auto showrooms again in January and sent U.S. car and truck sales falling 37 percent, a familiar refrain for the struggling ...
6.3K - Feb. 4, 2009; scored 554.0 | 
