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U.S.: Woman in Pennsylvania tried to recruit terrorists

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:43:46 +0000

A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Iditarod struggles for sponsorship

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:57:45 +0000

Cash is of little to no use for mushers along the isolated frontier trail that marks the self-titled "Last Great Race on Earth." However, even the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has proven it's not immune to a struggling economy.

Man pleads guilty after security scare

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:42:49 +0000

A New Jersey man who breached security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said.

Guilty plea reached in Letterman extortion case

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:20 +0000

The man accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman, is expected to enter a guilty plea in a hearing Tuesday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

Activists picket at health insurance conference

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:30:32 +0000

Progressive activists ratcheted up the pressure for health care reform Tuesday, picketing in front of a hotel where a group of insurance industry leaders were meeting.

Doctor gets life for wife’s cyanide poisoning death

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:21:08 +0000

A former Ohio doctor was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago.

Financial reform key as Obama meets with Greek leader

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:59:34 +0000

Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.

Video: Icon’s ultimate 4×4s from another perspective

Jonathon Ramsey — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:58:00 +0000

Filed under: SUV, Videos, Off-Road

StreetFire checks out the Icon FJ 4x4 - Click above to view the video after the jump

The vintage FJ Landcruiser tuners at Icon turn out highly detailed 4x4s with custom-designed suspensions comprised of top-shelf parts, powdercoated exteriors and German military convertible tops. We've sampled the firm's wares before and those details turn Icon vehicles into impressive - if spendy - SUVs: $79,000 gets you a look at the bottom of the barrel, more than $100,000 is needed for a taste of the cream. Are they worth it? StreetFire takes a look at three Icons, and along with our own Johnny Liberman and PickupTrucks.com's Mike Levine, renders the muddy verdict. Follow the jump for all the action.

[Source: StreetFire]

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Freed from Haiti, missionary returns ‘with mixed emotions’

CNN.com - U.S. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:47:58 +0000

After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil.

Toyota dealer group peeved over tax dollar use for GM incentives targeted at Toyota owners

Steven J. Ewing — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:24:00 +0000

Filed under: Car Buying, Marketing/Advertising, GM, Toyota

Recently, General Motors has been offering special buying incentives specifically tailored to steer people away from Toyota and Lexus dealerships, and even get current Toyota owners out of their cars. And while most people look at this as just a clever marketing technique to promote other automakers in the wake of Toyota's recall wound, a group of dealers are none too happy about the marketing campaign. What's more, because the U.S. government currently owns a 60 percent stake in GM, Toyota dealers have made accusations that American taxpayer dollars are being used to fund these incentives.

The Toyota National Dealer Council, which represents approximately 1,250 Toyota dealers across the United States, claims that using taxpayer dollars for this purpose is "reckless, unfair and detrimental to the entire auto industry." And while we believe it's a completely rational argument for the TNDC to make, we must remember that no specific proof has been presented to completely prove their point. GM may be mostly owned by the U.S. government, but it's still an autonomous company, and no one can say for sure if its marketing decisions are, in any way, influenced by the officials in Washington, D.C. Hit the jump to read the entire TNDC press release.

[Source: Toyota National Dealer Council | Image: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images]

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