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Mint Boutique

2008-12-01T08:38:37Z

Fun little women's boutique in Savannah, GA.

GM CEO Rick Wagoner - Fuel Economy and the Auto Industry

2008-10-26T15:31:23Z

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General Motors Chairman and CEO discusses the effects national and state fuel economy standards are having on the automobile industry.

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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner speaks at an event hosted by The Commonwealth Club of California titled Can GM Really Be Green Motors?

General Motors will bring 16 new hybrids to market in the next few years, including a futuristic plug-in. Has the world's largest car maker turned the corner on climate change?

The Detroit automaker still doesn't like some of California's environmental laws, but it now recognizes that climate change is a real problem to be solved. The answer, Wagoner says, is to diversify fuel sources to include ethanol, hybrids and one day even hydrogen - The Commonwealth Club of California

G. Richard Wagoner Jr. has been Chairman of General Motors Corp., since May 1, 2003 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2000. Mr. Wagoner serves as Chief Executive Officer of General Motors North America. He joined General Motors Corporation in 1977.
Mr. Wagoner served as President of North American Operations of General Motors Corp. from April 2005 to July 1, 2006. Mr. Wagoner served as President of General Motors Corp., from 1998 to 2003, as Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2000 and as Executive Vice President and President GM's North American Operations from 1994 to 1998 and executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1992 to 1994 and also had responsibility for worldwide purchasing from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Wagoner was president and Managing Director of General Motors do Brasil (GMB) in 1991 and 1992. Prior to that, he was Vice President in charge of finance for General Motors Europe based in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1989 and 1990.

Mr. Wagoner began his GM career as an analyst in the Treasurer's Office in New York in 1977. After several promotions there, in 1981 he became treasurer of GMB in Sao Paulo. In 1984, he became Executive Director of finance for GMB. He moved to GM of Canada Limited in 1987 as Vice President and finance manager. In October 1988, he became group director, strategic business planning, for the former Chevrolet-Pontiac-GM of Canada Group. He has been a Director of General Motors Corp., since 1998 and serves as a Director of General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd.

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Gas Prices in the US vs Globally - Jared Bernstein

2008-10-26T15:31:16Z

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Economist Jared Bernstein blames supply and demand for high gas prices in the U.S. and recognizes conservation as a leading solution to the problem.

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Jared Bernstein talks about Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries).

Is Social Security really going bust? Why does the stock market go up when employment declines? If you’d like to know the answers to these questions, premier economist Jared Bernstein is here to help - Book Passage

Jared Bernstein joined the Economic Policy Institute in 1992. His latest book is Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries), which follows All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy.

His areas of research include income inequality and mobility, trends in employment and earnings, low-wage labor markets and poverty, international comparisons, and the analysis of federal and state economic policies.

He is the co-author of eight editions of the book The State of Working America and has published extensively in popular and academic venues, including The New York Times, Washington Post, American Prospect, and Research in Economics and Statistics. He is also a contributor to the financial news station CNBC.

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China stock market fears - 23 Jan 08

2008-10-18T03:30:09Z

The interest rate cut in the US on Tuesday gave Shanghai's composite index only a brief boost in early trade.

It gained more than 3 per cent before quickly retreating.

China's market is tightly regulated, so regional market trends do not always have an effect on domestic trends.

Melissa Chan reports from Shanghai.

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55% of Americans Find Answers in Religion

2008-11-21T01:28:06Z

Nine in ten Americans identify with some type of religion and over half attend church at least once a month.

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being trendy must endy

2008-10-21T15:29:42Z

clip from nyc cable access show "The Resident." she talks to people on the street about stupid fashion trends and why the hell people follow them. www.theresident.net

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