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All-New Second-Generation QX56 SUV Features Advanced Technology
It starts with a breathtaking presence, a calm strength derived of clean, fluid lines that attract and hold your attention. Published July 1, 2010
Volkswagen launches Certified Collision Repair Facility program
Volkswagen has just launched a today VW-Certified Collision Repair Facility program for U.S. dealer-affiliated and independent body shops. This program provides VW-certification for collision repair facilities performing repairs in accordance with Volkswagen's high safety standards and specifications. Published July 1, 2010
1930 Oldsmobile coupe has 62 healthy horsepower
Every Oldsmobile in 1930 was offered in three trim levels, standard, special and deluxe, all of them equipped with a 198-cubic-inch in-line six-cylinder engine. Published July 1, 2010
EDITORIAL: Kagan’s partial-birth extremism
Elena Kagan has failed the ethical standards necessary for service on the Supreme Court. She also has shown herself to be an apologist not just for legalized abortion, but for legalized partial-birth abortion - a gruesome form of infanticide opposed by up to 75 percent of the American public. In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Ms. Kagan utterly failed in her attempts to explain away her unethical actions on behalf of an immoral policy. After these revelations, no senator claiming to be a moderate should be able to support Ms. Kagan. Published June 30, 2010
EDITORIAL: Obama’s war on the traditional family
President Obama has wasted little time in using his executive branch power to give the country a leftward shove. In just the past few weeks, the administration has ramped up programs intended to reshape conceptions of the family. When it comes to moral values, it is clear that radical leftists are driving the agenda. Published June 30, 2010
EDITORIAL: Just say no to Uncle Joe Stalin
Josef Stalin had nothing to do with the June 6, 1944, Normandy invasion, yet a bust of the Soviet dictator is being given a place at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. This is an unearned and indecent honor for a man who is remembered as one of history's greatest mass murderers. The memorial to this communist should be removed. Published June 30, 2010
EDITORIAL: Still waiting for that middle-class tax cut
Almost 1 1/2 years into Barack Obama's pres- idency, we're still waiting for that mid-dle-class tax cut that he promised during the campaign. "Here's what I can tell the American people: 95 percent of you will get a tax cut," Mr. Obama said in the first presidential debate. "And if you make less than $250,000, less than a quarter-million dollars a year, then you will not see one dime's worth of tax increase." Published June 29, 2010
EDITORIAL: Kagan’s kabuki theater
The most important question members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is, "Who do you think you are kidding?" Published June 29, 2010
EDITORIAL: Calling the president’s bluff on deficits
Sunday's close to the Group of 20 summit in Toronto opened a new window into President Obama's thinking on the deficit. In a response to a press question about what concrete steps the U.S. would take to reduce its growing debt burden, Mr. Obama promised future cuts - while at the same time preaching the benefits of massive short-term "stimulus" spending to the troubled European nations. The message may have been muddled, but the president's words were forceful. Published June 29, 2010
EDITORIAL: Obama’s muddled Afghan obsession
Confusion reigns over the administration's Afghanistan policy, particularly regarding the timetable for withdrawal of American forces. "There has been a lot of obsession" about the issue, President Obama explained over the weekend. If people are preoccupied with the topic, the president only has himself to blame. Published June 28, 2010
EDITORIAL: Bye, Bye Byrd
It is customary to avoid speaking ill of the newly deceased, so perhaps the less admirable elements of the life and career of the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd are better left to be examined at a later date. The West Virginia Democrat died yesterday at age 92. Set aside, for now, his background as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, his outrageous pork-barreling and his general liberal-blowhard tendencies. Instead, Americans today can respect Mr. Byrd's devotion to Senate traditions, even when they ran contrary to his own political desires. Published June 28, 2010
EDITORIAL: The new battleground for gun rights
The Supreme Court yesterday gunned down the Windy City's attempt to undermine the Second Amendment rights of its residents. In the closely divided McDonald v. Chicago decision, the justices expanded on 2008's District of Columbia v. Heller ruling by making it clear that the right of the people to keep and bear arms applies in all 50 states, not just federal enclaves like the District. Law-abiding gun owners can find a lot to celebrate in this decision. Published June 28, 2010
EDITORIAL: Obama bureaucracy soils the Gulf
The Obama administration's red tape continues to tie the hands of individuals seeking to mitigate the effects of the disastrous oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a sign of how out-of-touch the O Force's priorities have become. Published June 25, 2010
EDITORIAL: Light-bulb grabbers at it again
In the midst of an economic crisis, troubles in Afghanistan and various terrorist threats around the globe, the last thing on the minds of Americans is the light bulb. That didn't stop the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this month from releasing 91 pages of regulations that will force manufacturers to revise their packaging and make costly compact fluorescent bulbs appear more appealing to consumers. Published June 25, 2010
EDITORIAL: Gun grabbers treat criminals as victims
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Violence Policy Center (VPC) are peddling the notion that concealed-handgun permit holders are a danger to society. Last month, the center released a report claiming that in the past three years, 166 people were killed by holders of concealed-weapon permits. A closer look at the evidence suggests that many of the so-called victims of gun violence were criminals. Because more than 6 million Americans hold permits, it is important to set the record straight. Published June 25, 2010
The ‘New Car’ experience
Nissan Motors has just entertained nearly 500 potential customers to preview the world's first mass-production, 100% electric, zero-emission car - Nissan LEAF - at the company's Oppama test track in Japan. Published June 24, 2010
VW debuts 2011 sophisticated Jetta
Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced the world debut of itsall-new 2011 Jetta, delivering style, precision German engineering and Carefree Maintenance, all at an extremely accessible price. Published June 24, 2010
1957 Isetta 300 now his own little bubble
Karl Lewis was introduced to BMW's Isetta before he entered his teenage years. Published June 24, 2010
New breed of Mustang spotlighted in 2011 campaign
A new breed of Mustang takes center stage in a Ford ad campaign designed to attract even more sports car fans to the iconic brand. As part of the campaign, the TV ad also includes an appearance by the new DUB Edition Ford Mustang V-6, which is available this fall. Published June 24, 2010
EDITORIAL: Our ongoing war in Korea
The North Korean government yesterday threatened to exact more severe punishment against captive American Christian human rights activist Aijalon Gomes if the United States keeps pressing to censure Pyongyang for sinking a South Korean warship. North Korea's government news agency said, "if the U.S. persists in its hostile approach toward the DPRK," it will "naturally be compelled to consider the issue of applying a wartime law to him," which could include the death penalty. Published June 24, 2010
