Was Merkel deceived by the US Administration?

On Monday Angela Merkel became the first Chancellor of Germany to address a joint session of the US Congress.  Prior to her address she met briefly with President Obama. Ford announced a $1 Billion Profit,...

Magna purchase of Opel cancelled, GM shocks Germany

As part of General Motor's restructure plan, the troubled Auto Manufacturer had concluded a deal with Magna, a Canadian Company, to sell it's European assets, Opel and Vauxhall to Magna and Russia's Sherbank....

Canadian Auto Company Magna to cut 10,500 jobs; 4,500 in Germany

In the last week the major news in the automotive industry was that ailing auto giant General Motors have sold their Opel and Vauxhall companies to Canadian auto part manufacture Magna International Inc. Now...

Opel and Vauxhall sold to Magna by General Motors

General Motors have said they are to sell their Opel and Vauxhall companies to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna. This seems to have been welcomed by most apart from here in the UK where British unions have...

German Government Continues to work on Opel Solution

Early on this year it was thought that a deal had been in place for the sale of the German GM Automaker Opel to Magna Canada.  There was some involvement by Russian partners.  GM prefers the Belgique...

Ford teams with Magna to develop All-Electric Car

" DETROIT — Magna International Inc. is making a big leap into the electric vehicle age with a strategic alliance with Ford Motor Co. to supply key engine components for a new battery-powered vehicle. The...

Magna closes Newmarket, Aurora plants; 850 jobs lost

Auto parts giant Magna International announced today that they are closing two plants north of Toronto, eliminating 850 jobs by next June.  "Canada's largest auto parts company is shutting down two...

Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic

"Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic Press TV Saturday, June 28, 2008 Gore Vidal, US novelist, historian and social critic says the Bush regime has killed all of the constitutional links that made the US a republic. On...

Magna Carta Is Going on the Auction Block

"It is the document that laid the foundation for fundamental principles of English law. Angry colonists complained long before the Boston Tea Party that King George III had violated it. The men who drafted the...

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska buys 5 percent stake in General Motors

"Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska buys 5 percent stake in General Motors 08.08.2007 Source: URL: http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/95824-oleg_deripaska_general_motors-0 Oleg Deripaska, the owner of...

The Sex and Power Principle, starring Belinda Stronach

Today, Canada's sexiest and most controversial politician announced she's going back to work at her father's company, Magna--where she was once named the most powerful businesswoman in Canada by the National...

Military Bans Dissident Web Sites

*Al Franken Show *Dailykos *Talking Points Memo *Wonkette -- Scroll down to the item:  "Censoring Differing Opinions".

Being Right For The Wrong Reasons

"McGuinty and Hargrove oppose Ottawa's Green Plan They are declarining it an attack on provincial autonomy, that holy grail of the Harpocrites. Of course like Rumsfelds attack on Old Europe, the Conservatives are attacking an Old Ontario indutry while ignoring booming...

More Corporate Welfare For Big 3 Auto

Once again, the McGuinty government and Buzz Hargrove are stepping up to the plate to fund outmoded automobile production with your hard earned cash. This week it is Ford last week it was GM. Saving jobs in the buggy whip industry as they say.

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