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World News with Charles Gibson Goes on the Road

After months of struggling, General Motors, the nation's largest automaker and for decades an icon of American manufacturing, is expected to file for bankruptcy protection on Monday – a step that impacts not only the company but taxpayers, who will...

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May 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Clem's Chronicles: GM/Sotomayor/Prince Harry in NYC/Chrysler Ruling Monday

Happy Friday folks-tonight's editorial note for your reading pleasure..... GENERAL MOTORS, THE U.A.W. AND THE FUTURE-Good news today for General Motors, if not the men and women who build the cars. The UAW agreed to major concessions today ahead of...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Chrysler Cuts Pension of Former CEO

Lee Iacocca is the man credited with saving Chrysler from bankruptcy in the 1980's. Famous for the phrase, "If you can find a better car, buy it" the former chairman and CEO is faced with the realities of the failing...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Bill Clinton Vs. The Kennedys?

In a lengthy profile in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine, former President Bill Clinton hints that the rift between he and President Obama has healed since Mr. Obama squared-off against Hillary Clinton in last year's hotly contested primary races....

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

The Quotes of the Day

Today's quotes: "If the U.S. refuses to take these people, why should we? If all 50 states in America say, 'Sorry, we can't take them,' this is not very convincing." -- Thomas Silberhorn, member of the German Parliament from Bavaria,...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Finger Painting with iPhones

ABC's Wonbo Woo reports: Abcnews.com's Ki Mae Heussner gave us a headsup about this week's New Yorker cover. It's the work of an artist named Jorge Colombo - and a pretty stunning image, especially considering it took less than an...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Can Bing Become the Default Search Engine?

ABC's Zach Fannin and Kristi Berner report: Microsoft is reportedly spending about $100 million dollars to market its new "decision engine," Bing. So with all the marketing and media buzz, does Bing have even a slim chance of catching up...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Microsoft CEO Explains How Bing Works

From ABC's Zach Fannin and Kristi Berner: Our Charlie Gibson, sitting in our New York City newsroom, yesterday via webcam interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, sitting in a room in the Four Seasons in Carlsbad, California -– a room with...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Did the French President Snub Queen Elizabeth?

ABC's Joe Simonetti reports from London: Sacre bleu! Did one’s invitation get lost in the mail, or was one never sent?? That's the question swirling around Buckingham Palace after several British news reports indicated that French President Nicholas Sarkozy didn’t...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

North Korea Fires Off Another Missile -- Just 794 Left To Go

ABC's Chuck Lustig from New York: This morning I made my usual round of phone calls….London, Beijing and Seoul, where over a half a million Koreans turned out for the funeral of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. While debriefing...

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May 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)