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Cadillac to take another shot at small luxury sedan leaders
Cadillac hopes the third time's a charm. In yet another bid to unseat upscale German brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz, the luxury division of General Motors Co. unveiled its new ATS small sedan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The...Tags: Car Engine Repair, Prices, Concerts, General Motors Corp., Music
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Ron Paul's anti-war stance doesn't make up for his extremism on everything else
Granted, Democrats may be distressed that Barack Obama has not performed better as an anti-war president ("Ron Paul: The anti-war candidate," Jan. 2). But before people jump ship and vote for Ron Paul because he is "anti-war," they should check out the...Tags: Democratic Party, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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GM loses $1 billion, will cut 25,000 jobs
Sun StaffGeneral Motors Corp., a symbol of American industrial might a half-century ago when it became the first U.S. company to make $1 billion in a year, announced plans yesterday to cut 25,000 jobs after losing more than $1 billion in the first quarter of...Tags: Unemployment, Corporate Officers, Bethlehem Steel, Medical Services, Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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Officials urge taking precautions against return of West Nile virus
Sun-SentinelWhile SARS dominated public attention during the past weeks, the discovery in March of a dead blue jay and two dead sparrows in Louisiana signaled the reawakening of another looming public health threat - West Nile virus. The mosquito-borne illness swept...Tags: Symptoms, Harvard Medical School, Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Harvard University
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Exports reach 11-month high
Associated PressThe U.S. trade deficit declined to $34.6 billion in July, as exports of U.S.-made cars hit an all-time high and exports overall rose for a fifth month -- an encouraging sign that better days may be ahead for manufacturing companies, the hardest-hit sector...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, China, Trade Agreements, Petroleum Industry, Labor Legislation
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Seeds of solution to nitrogen glut
Sun StaffLast of five articles To cut back on the flow of lethal nitrogen pollution to the world's waters, Iowa corn grower Roy Bardole would need to let go of the idea that the best farmer is the one with the biggest crop. He'd have to use less fertilizer or...Tags: Bodies of Water, Key West, Rivers, Natural Disasters, Animals
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Theme park attendance in North America rises 3% in 2011
Theme park attendance rose nearly 3% in North America last year, according to a new report.
But about half of that increase was because of one attraction — the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which opened at Universal's Islands of Adventure park...Tags: Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Harry Potter (fictional character), Gardens and Parks
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Theme parks in North America saw attendance jump in 2011
This post has been corrected The top theme parks in North America enjoyed an estimated 2.9% increase in attendance in 2011, with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Fla., accounting for about half of that rise. The attendance estimate was...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks, Harry Potter (fictional character), Fiction
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With Harry Potter's help, Universal's attendance growth outpaces everybody else
The magic of Harry Potter hasn't rubbed off just on Universal Orlando — it is elevating the entire North American theme-park industry.
Thanks to the continued popularity of its $265 million Wizarding World of Harry Potter, attendance at Universal's...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Comcast Corp., Walt Disney, Gardens and Parks, Fiction
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RPT-UPDATE 2-Canada's CGI to buy Logica to create global IT firm
Reuters* Agrees 105-pence-a-share offer for Anglo-Dutch firm * Logica backs bid, saying it will create global scale group * Logica's shares up 65 pct to 108 pence By Paul Sandle LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - Canada's CGI Group Inc agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Logica Plc, CGI Group Incorporated, Marketing, Corporate Officers
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Canada's CGI to buy Logica to create global IT firm
ReutersLONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's top IT services firm, CGI Group Inc, agreed to buy larger Anglo-Dutch rival Logica Plc for $2.64 billion on Thursday, a move that more than doubles its size and helps serve multinational clients in Europe. The deal,...Tags: Logica Plc, Marketing, Corporate Officers, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs
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Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org America's first planetarium has one of the world's greatest collections of antique astronomical instruments. One of those is the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown...Tags: Great Chicago Fire (1871), Chicago Cultural Center, Concerts, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Jim Lovell
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