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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY (The Hindu)
AUTOMOBILES: Automobiles: Working on a better product mix The pause in demand due to high interest rates coupled with rising input costs have battered the auto sector in recent times. Raw material costs for five majors — Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra and Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki and ...

Shying Away From N.Y. Loans
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have said they would not buy subprime loans from New York because a new law exposes them to too much risk and cost.

Free petrol stunt ends in gridlock as hundreds queue to fill tanks (Guardian Unlimited)
Plan by computer games firm to give away free fuel abandoned after tailbacks and complaints in north London

After Blogger?s Plane Crash, Virtual Becomes Personal
One blogger's story is evolving into one about how the Web can forge powerful friendships.

Police halt free petrol stunt amid traffic chaos (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Drivers were treated to free fuel on Friday at a London petrol station decorated as a military bunker until police stopped the promotional stunt because of traffic chaos.

London drivers wait hours for free gas (Moldova.org)
Video game maker Electronic Arts caused massive lines at a London gas station by giving away free fuel to promote its game Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.Motorists waited in hourlong lines of as many as 60 cars Friday at the Last Stop garage to get some of the $40,000 in free gas being handed out by EA, the Brand Republic reported Friday.Buses were rerouted to help ease traffic congestion and ...

Free ferry trips for el-powered cars (The Norway Post)
Already, drivers of el-powered vehicles in Norway are exempt from paying the annual road tax, they don't pay to park on public parking lots, nor do they pay to use toll roads. They are also free to use the public transport lane.

A Slow Route to Being Maestro
Mastering the cello may be more difficult than achieving eternal inner peace, and almost equally rewarding.

Rival Tickets Are Redrawing Battlegrounds
With just over eight weeks left until Election Day, the two sides are settling into an unusually broad set of state-by-state face-offs.

Podolski double as Germany rout minnows
VADUZ, Liechtenstein (AP) -- Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski scored two goals on Saturday to help Germany get off to a winning start in World Cup qualifying with a 6-0 victory over Liechtenstein.