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Alternative Energy And Ideas For The Auto Industry

The long-term recovery of the U.S. auto industry will depend largely on American automotive creativity and innovation. Many industry watchers expect a new fleet of electric and hybrid cars to help buoy the U.S. car industry's comeback. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with Ray Wert, editor-in-chief of Jalopnik.com, about the restructured U.S. auto industry and the importance of design innovation and creativity.

Alternative Energy And Ideas For The Auto Industry

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By Hiring Gulf Scientists, BP May Be Buying Silence

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By Hiring Gulf Scientists, BP May Be Buying Silence

For months now, local scientists have been out on Gulf waters, advising the cleanup and measuring the damage. But there is growing concern that some of the best minds are being sidelined, since they've signed on as paid consultants to BP.

By Hiring Gulf Scientists, BP May Be Buying Silence

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Energy

Chevy Volt May Not Cut Efficiency Mustard

Robert Siegel speaks with John Voelcker, editor of GreenCarReports.com, and senior editor of High Gear Media Inc., about why the Chevy Volt may not qualify for a California Tax Rebate of $5,000, and why single drivers of Volts may not be able to use the HOV lanes in California, as the Nissan Leaf drivers will.

Chevy Volt May Not Cut Efficiency Mustard

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SEC Accuses Billionaire Brothers Of Fraud

The SEC has sued two Texas billionaire brothers known for their support of conservatives, claiming they misled investors to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

SEC Accuses Billionaire Brothers Of Fraud

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High-Tech 'Band-Aids' Call Doctors

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Your Health

High-Tech 'Band-Aids' Call Doctors

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A new generation of wireless medical sensors mounted on an adhesive strip can call a doctor and transmit key data when they detect a problem. But federal regulators, who want to make sure the technology is safe, have yet to iron out regulations for these devices.

High-Tech 'Band-Aids' Call Doctors

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Economy

Optimism Revs Up At GM, Chrysler Plants

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President Obama visits GM and Chrysler auto plants in Detroit on Friday to call attention to the successes -- so far -- of the bailed-out companies. A White House report says the industry has added 55,000 jobs, GM will stay open during its usual two-week summer shutdown and Chrysler added another production shift.

Optimism Revs Up At GM, Chrysler Plants

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Microsoft Bing Cashback Program Ends

Microsoft is pulling the plug Friday on a program that paid people to use its Bing search engine. The company said it did not see the broad adoption of the search engine that it had hoped for.

Microsoft Bing Cashback Program Ends

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Disney Sells Miramax

Miramax will no longer be part of Disney's entertainment empire. The Walt Disney Co. said it has sold the film studio -- famous for offbeat hits like Pulp Fiction -- to an investment company partly run by a construction magnate.

Disney Sells Miramax

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