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Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawmakers now investigating Toyota's recall include a senator who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state that he tramped along through fields as its executives scouted plant sites, and a congresswoman who owes much of her wealth to a Toyota supplier.
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Gary to get up to 120 hybrid, 'flex fuel' vehicles
GARY, Ind. (AP) — The City of Gary has received a $3.1 million federal grant to equip its men and women in blue with up to 120 "flex fuel" and hybrid vehicles.
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Purdue professor says alcohol ads are confusing
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Purdue University professor says people should pay attention to the messages behind those ubiquitous beer commercials during the Super Bowl.
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Obama takes on GOP, pitches small business lending
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama branded Republicans on Tuesday as electoral opportunists more concerned about their own interests than the people's, taking a political risk by escalating criticism of the very lawmakers he's urging to work with him.
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Report: Army ending purchase of Humvees from Mishawaka plant
The U.S. Army could soon be ending its nearly decades-long tradition of buying new Humvees that are made in Mishawaka.
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GM's plan to sell Hummer to Chinese company delayed
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' plan to sell the hulking, once-hot Hummer line to a Chinese heavy equipment maker has been delayed by a month, officials said Monday.
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Bitter cold means big business for car repair shops
SOUTH BEND ‒ The unbearable cold is no picnic for most people, but there are a select few who look forward to freezing.
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Elkhart RV shipments on the rise
ELKHART COUNTY ‒ The high unemployment rate in Elkhart County is still a concern, but there is some good news for an RV industry that was hit hard by plant closings and layoffs: Shipments of RVs are up.
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How do gas stations all change their prices at the same time?
Joan Davis of Edwardsburg has a Good Question: “Are all gas stations on some kind of internet network, because they all change their prices at the same time?
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$71M coming to Indiana for high-speed rail
PORTER, Ind. (AP) — Indiana officials expect to receive about $71.4 million in federal stimulus money for its part of a planned high-speed rail project that would run from Chicago to suburban Detroit.
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Elkhart-based Toyota pedal maker says making redesigned pedals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it's closing in on solutions to a gas pedal system problem, but it still had no details on when drivers would see repairs as an embarrassing recall spread to more than 2.4 million vehicles on three continents.
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'New Yorker' architecture critic to speak Monday at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND — Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker, will give a public lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture.
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Skiing provides a 'lift' from winter blues
JONES, Mich. — If you are looking for some winter excitement, you might consider taking up skiing. It is a winter sport people of all ages can enjoy.
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eHarmony agrees to settle gay discrimination suit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The online dating service eHarmony has agreed to settle a California lawsuit that claimed it discriminated against homosexuals.
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FCC seeking information about wireless fees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are asking the nation's largest wireless companies whether they give customers adequate notice about early termination fees for breaking a service contract before it expires.
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AP Source: GM Chairman to become permanent CEO
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co.'s chairman and interim chief executive, Ed Whitacre Jr., will become the permanent CEO of the automaker, a person briefed on the matter said Monday.
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Toyota recall has local ties
ELKHART ‒ Toyota voluntarily recalled millions of vehicles late last week following concerns that gas pedals on certain vehicles would stick or return to the proper position slowly. CTS Corp. in Ontario, Canada manufactures pedals for Toyota. The company has corporate offices in Elkhart.
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Wal-Mart cuts about 11,200 Sam's Club staffers
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Sunday it is cutting about 11,200 jobs at its Sam's Club warehouse division as it outsources in-store product sampling to marketing company Shopper Events in an effort to win more customers and boost lagging sales.
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DWD: December unemployment levels up in Elkhart County
ELKHART — Elkhart County unemployment levels increased 0.3 percent in December. It is the first increase in unemployment for the county in months.
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