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  • Honda Quits Making Motorcycles In USA - More Hope and Change

    07/29/2009 9:03:20 PM PDT · by model B · 51 replies · 1,632+ views
    motocrossactionmag.com ^ | 07-29-2009 | motocrossaction
    A motocross publication that I read online is quoting Nasdaq that Honda is closing their Marysville OH plant, which currently produces the VTX and Honda Goldwing motorcycles. Production (up to 75,000 motorcycles/year) is being sourced back to Japan.
  • Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban

    02/25/2009 8:20:19 PM PST · by model B · 364 replies · 14,109+ views
    ABC News ^ | 02-25-2009 | Jason Ryan
    As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons," Holder told reporters. I think closing the gun show loophole, the banning of cop-killer bullets and I also think that making the assault weapons ban permanent, would be something that would be permitted under Heller," Holder said, referring to the Supreme Court ruling in Washington, D.C. v. Heller, which asserted the Second Amendment as an individual's right to own a weapon.
  • Chicago One of America's most Miserable Cities

    02/09/2009 2:29:23 PM PST · by model B · 31 replies · 1,118+ views
    Yahoo Real Estate ^ | 02-06-09 | Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes.com
    "Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and the highest sales tax rate in the country are to blame for the Windy City being near the top of our list. High rates of corruption by public officials didn't help either."