Uncle Sam isn’t just bailing out the automakers by loaning them cash. He’s doing his best to bail them out by talking you into a new car. Proposals making their way through Congress now would make it easier for Americans to buy new cars and pay them to get rid of old ones.
CNN Money reports, “Several ideas are on the table, but two of them are really making the industry pay attention. One plan is to make new car Read more…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has won the endorsement of EMILY’s List in her 2010 special election bid. The endorsement wouldn’t be terribly surprising — since the group works to elect pro-choice women candidates — however, Gillibrand has received criticism for some of her non-progressive stances.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) of Long Island criticized Gov. David Paterson’s selection of Gillibrand before he even officially announced Read more…
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin has “never felt better” since he added yoga to his off-season training regime. His goal? To stay limber and healthy in the 2009 season, reports the Canadian Press. Martin hopes that taking better care of himself during his off time will help his stats toward the end of the season.
Good morning, Washington, where you can vote against the president at 6 p.m. and have drinks with him at 8 p.m.
**Stimulus Vote *All the focus this morning on the lack of GOP support in yesterday’s first stimulus vote. “This was a bipartisan rejection of a partisan bill,” House Minority Leader John Boehner said after the vote. “It is time for Capitol Hill Democrats to finally work with Republicans on a job-creation package Read more…
Gas prices may have dropped below $2 a gallon, and Americans may have resumed buying trucks and SUVs, but it hasn’t been enough to save the Hummer. AM General, the company that produces the giant Hummer H2 for General Motors, has suspended production of the big SUV and temporarily laid off the workforce that built it.
Autoblog reports, “This round of cuts can be attributed to slow sales of large, fuel-thirsty SUVs Read more…
Volkswagen is on a mission to triple its U.S. sales to 800,000 units by the end of the decade. Hitting that goal will depend on expanding VW’s U.S. lineup.
We know that VW’s new plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will build a sedan that’s going to be a bit larger than the Jetta. But VW also is adding on at the bottom of its lineup with the addition of the Polo, a small car positioned below the Golf (known as the Rabbit to us here in the Read more…
It’s hard enough being out-numbered in yoga classes, but men also have the additional challenge of finding suitable yoga gear in a female-driven market. According to a New York Times article published today on the slim pickings of yoga clothes available for men, even when clothing companies sell and market to men they don’t sell much of the merchandise. Men, Read more…
The price of that Chevy Volt may go down another $2,500 this week, before the car even reaches production, thanks to President Obama’s massive economic stimulus proposal
Kicking Tires explains, “Last year, legislators passed new rules about plug-in hybrids and their tax credits. Vehicles like the upcoming Chevy Volt would qualify for the maximum credit of $7,500. However, as part of the stimulus bill being considered Read more…
The House passed H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, on a 244-188 roll call vote. There are only 178 Republicans in the House — and one didn’t vote — meaning 11 Democrats crossed over and voted against the Democrat-written bill.
Not one Republican voted for the bill, despite President Obama’s efforts to include them in the process. Republicans offered their own stimulus bill, which they said would create twice as Read more…
