Noticias de Estados Unidos
Itineraries: At the Rental Car Counter, the Final Bill Can Be a Surprise
Add-ons like roadside assistance and insurance packages are getting a harder sell in the auto rental industry, travelers say.

New York Times
Honda Recalls 410,000 Vehicles for Brake Problems
The move covers Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks from the 2007 and 2008 model years.

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Home Charging for Electric Vehicle: Costs Will Vary
Costs to set up a home for charging electric vehicles varies depending on how modern the home is.

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Toyota Questions Case of Runaway Prius
Safety regulators and Toyota were unable to recreate the sudden unintended acceleration reported by a California owner of a Prius.

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Big Drug Makers Lag in Emerging Markets, Study Says
As pharmaceutical sales in countries like China and India overtake established markets, leading drug companies risk losing market share to local players, a study said.
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In a Victory for London, Europe Delays Hedge Fund Rules
Regulators and lawmakers worldwide are tightening their scrutiny of hedge funds and private equity firms.
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Greece Eager for Details on European Aid
The Greek government is expected to seek further details on the shape of the new loan mechanism when European Union heads of government gather next week.
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Tech Shares Lead Gains in Asian Stock Markets
Technology shares led Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve maintained its pledge to hold interest rates near zero.
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Answers About New Consumer Laws: Part 1
Our expert is taking questions on the credit card law and other new consumer rules and regulations.

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New Tools for Financial Planning Advice
Personal finance tools have long played a couple of roles: money manager and financial product advocate. Now, a couple new tools claim to add another role: financial planner.

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Tuesday Reading
Why it's harder for some to find doctors, the growing backlash towards rental car companies and other consumer-focused items from Tuesday's Times.

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A New Source for Student Loans
Peer-to-peer lending spreads to student loans.

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Vatican Official Says Rising Number of Sexual Abuse Cases Could Overload Staff
The question is whether the volume of cases coming from Germany and other places settles or keeps growing, Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna says.

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Greece Eager for Details on European Aid
The Greek government is expected to seek further details on the shape of the new loan mechanism when European Union heads of government gather next week.

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Weaker Euro Complicates Life for Firms in Europe
A weaker euro is beneficial for European exporters, but it sends a troubling message about the bloc?s growth prospects.

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World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Bid to Ban Military Ties
The country?s new governing coalition in Parliament says it will pass a law preventing the country from joining any military alliances, including NATO.

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European nations allege U.S. protectionism in tanker deal
PARIS -- A wave of indignation has swept the major industrial nations of Europe over the Pentagon's handling of a $40 billion contract to buy new aerial refueling tankers, with political and economic leaders accusing the Obama administration of protectionism.
Washington Post
Visteon judge won't halt benefits termination
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to halt implementation of his order allowing auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. to terminate its retirees' health and life insurance benefits.
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Boeing sees modest growth in space over five years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said on Tuesday it expects only modest growth in its space revenues over the next five years with commercial orders seen accounting for a growing share as government orders decline.
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Saab to locate North American HQ in Royal Oak
LANSING, Mich. -- Now that General Motors Co. has sold its Saab brand to a Dutch carmaker, the employees who market the brand are moving to a new headquarters in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak.
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The administration keeps the right principles in amending No Child Left Behind
EVEN THOUGH the Obama administration is jettisoning the name of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), it is not abandoning the core principles embodied in the 2002 law. The administration has embraced the principles of accountability, disaggregating data and insisting that no student groups -- not minorities, not those with disabilities -- be left behind. The details will be key, but it is heartening that the administration is mapping out a direction true to education reform. Let's hope Congress agrees to go along for the ride.
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Maryland legislators need to get over their anxiety about a bag tax
IT'S AN election year in Maryland, so there is a certain nervousness about a measure being debated in the General Assembly to assess a five-cent fee on disposable plastic and paper bags. The accepted wisdom is: Don't raise taxes if you want to get reelected. Such thinking misunderstands the philosophy behind the bag bill and underestimates the public's desire to do something for the environment. Maryland lawmakers need only look across the border to the District to see why they should enact this bill.
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Targeting illegal immigrants, Arizona goes too far
IN ARIZONA, where the official malice directed at immigrants who came to the United States illegally is unsurpassed, Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would criminalize every such immigrant just for being in the state. It's the latest attempt to harass, intimidate and hound the state's several hundred thousand undocumented residents.
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The U.S. quarrel with Israel
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S Middle East diplomacy failed in his first year in part because he chose to engage in an unnecessary and unwinnable public confrontation with Israel over Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Over the past six months Mr. Obama's envoys gingerly retreated from that fight and worked to build better relations with the government of Binyamin Netanyahu. Last week the administration finally managed to strike a deal for the launching of indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks. So it has been startling -- and a little puzzling -- to see Mr. Obama deliberately plunge into another public brawl with the Jewish state.
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Dollar falls as the Fed keeps rates at record lows
NEW YORK -- The dollar dropped Tuesday as investors found comfort in the Federal Reserve's slightly upbeat assessment of the economy, while the central bank repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to help nurture the economic recovery.

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US-BUSINESS Summary
Fed renews vow to keep rates low WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve renewed its pledge on Tuesday to keep interest rates near zero for an "extended period" even as it sounded more upbeat about jobs. The central bank's nod to a firmer job market after the deepest recession in decades offered...

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Senate bill would penalize China over yuan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the Congress on Tuesday threatened Beijing with duties on some of its exports if it fails to revalue its currency, pressuring the Obama administration to label China a currency manipulator.

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Stocks rise after Fed pledges to keep rates low
NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve's mildly upbeat take on the economy and its plans to hold interest rates low gave stocks a lift.


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European nations allege U.S. protectionism in tanker deal
PARIS -- A wave of indignation has swept the major industrial nations of Europe over the Pentagon's handling of a $40 billion contract to buy new aerial refueling tankers, with political and economic leaders accusing the Obama administration of protectionism.

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World Digest: Former defense minister front-runner in Colombia election
COLOMBIA With results from congressional elections trickling in Monday, Juan Manuel Santos, a former defense minister who marshaled U.S. aid to thrash Marxist guerrillas, has consolidated his position as the front-runner to succeed Álvaro Uribe as president of Colombia.

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Reports shine light on nuclear weapons vigilance
While public attention is focused on a new arms-control treaty between Russia and the United States, the slow, dull work of keeping nuclear warheads and weapons-grade uranium and plutonium protected from terrorists goes on almost unnoticed.

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Branding stakes
There's a reason Polaroid figures nearly as prominently as Lady Gaga does in the pop singer's latest music video "Telephone": it's in her financial interest to make sure the once iconic brand gets as much camera time as she does. While Gaga and Polaroid each got a...
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Business briefs
GE boost General Electric said it will increase its dividend in 2011, two years after the company reduced it to save money as its financial arm struggled, and told analysts GE sees potential for retiring its preferred stock and opportunities for stock buybacks.Home blues US housing starts fell in...
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Swept up in 'net
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday unveiled its long-awaited plan to bring affordable, high-speed Internet access to 90 percent of the US by 2020 -- but that adage that the road to hell is paved with good intentions just might apply in this case. While making super-fast Web access available might...
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AMI's Pecker raids Meredith's Parent stable
For the second time in two days, American Media, whose National Enquirer got the scoops on John Edwards' love child, has successfully raided Meredith Corp., publisher of Ladies Home Journal and Better Homes and Gardens. On Monday, Diane Newman resigned as senior vice president of Meredith in charge of the...
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Hope in the Fuld
He may be one of the most vilified men coming out of the financial crisis, but ex-Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld is feeling vindicated in the wake of last week's 2,200-page report by a court-appointed bank examiner, sources tell The Post. Fuld privately believes that the report by...
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Nexus One sales slower than iPhone
Google's Nexus One phone is selling at a slower pace than the first iPhone, reaching about 135,000 units in the time it took Apple to sell 1 million, according to Flurry Inc. The original iPhone hit the 1 million mark after 74 days on sale in 2007. The...
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These women want to make you skinny
It?s Friday morning at a sleek Midtown office, and a sharp-suited businessman is waiting his turn. Suddenly a door swings open and an enviably thin woman in a bustier, tight pants and 4-inch heels strides across the room to shake his hand. ?Hey, sexy,? he says, leaning in for...
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THE FOREVER BUILDING


They dug the Erie Canal in less time than it's going to take to bring down the 9/11-scarred former Deutsche Bank building in Lower Manhattan. And they dug it by hand. Hell, America put a man on the moon in less time than it's going to take to...
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THE TWO BILL THOMPSONS


New York City public-school kids are testing higher, moving up to the next grade better prepared and graduating in larger numbers. But never mind that: City Comptroller Bill Thompson thinks officials are paying a few bucks more than necessary...
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BIBI'S REBUFF


ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netan yahu yesterday offered a rebuttal to President Obama's Middle East agenda -- explaining why the onus of peacemaking with the Palestinians belongs on the Arab side, and why the real top issue confronting...
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HOW OBAMACARE STRANGLES REFORM


WHILE Washington battles over President Obama's health-care scheme, real reform is under way elsewhere -- in places like Indiana, Utah, and Louisiana. Under the stewardship of innovative governors, programs in these states are giving patients more...
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Grace-Marie Turner: The Failure of RomneyCare
The former Massachusetts governor enacted something very similar to the Obama health plan. It isn't working well.
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ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike
For the first time, payroll levies will hit investment income.
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Jenkins: Living With the Electronic Car
Maybe it's time to consider higher standards of driver training and licensing.
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Murder in Mexico
'Either the narcos, or the state.'
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Federal Reserve to End Mortgage Program
The Fed will end its purchases of $1.25 trillion of mortgage backed securities as scheduled amid indications a recovery is progressing. Rate will stay low for an "extended period."
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Geithner: Jobless Rate Unacceptable
Geithner and other top Obama administration officials called the U.S. unemployment rate unacceptable and urged lawmakers to support the president's efforts to spur job creation.
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Housing Starts Sink
Winter storms slowed new home construction in February, with housing starts sliding 5.9%, the latest blow for a housing market that remains strained by foreclosures and tight credit.
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Euro-Zone Inflation Slows
Consumer prices in the 16 countries that share the euro rose at a slower pace in February than in January due to broad-based but slight changes in prices, final official data confirmed.
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Greek Aid Options Narrowed
Euro-zone finance ministers took steps toward drawing up plans for a possible Greek bailout, but they stopped short of agreeing to make one available.
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Euro-Zone Inflation Slows
Consumer prices in the 16 countries that share the euro rose at a slower pace in February than in January due to broad-based but slight changes in prices, final official data confirmed.
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Swiss Government Upgrades Forecasts
Switzerland's economic growth will likely accelerate in the course of 2010 and the unemployment rate will be lower than expected this year and next, the Swiss government said.
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Shell's Prospects Brighten
Shell told investors it has turned a corner after a difficult few years, predicting strong output and cash-flow growth and declaring 2009 its best year for exploration in a decade..
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Tech Wealth Gap Widens
A handful of cash-rich companies are consolidating power in the tech industry, using their wealth to expand into new businesses and making it harder for small competitors to break through.
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Start-Ups Take Chips Into 3-D
Silicon Valley start-ups Tier Logic and Tabula are breaking from conventional chip designs by taking a step into the third dimension to squeeze more features onto chips.
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Google's China Partners Issue Plea
A group of Google's partners in China have sent an impassioned plea to the Internet giant, saying their businesses are in jeopardy if Google closes its Chinese search engine and demanding to know how they will be compensated.
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Nexus One to Compete With iPhone
Google has started selling a version of its Nexus One phone that runs on AT&T's 3G network, putting it in direct competition with Apple's iPhone.
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U.S. agencies join Mexico's inquiry into killings of 3 tied to American Consulate
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Obama condemns U.S. consulate killings in Mexico
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Democrats pare differences over health overhaul
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Wife, daughter of Sen. Reid injured in wreck
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Early results indicate tight race for parliament in Iraq
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Thailand protesters donating blood to use in 'sacrifice'
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Iraq's leader sick or shot?
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Iran bans leading pro-reform political party
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Wilson Associates' Saudi project is design firm's biggest yet
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American Airlines flight attendants will seek to end talks
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Dallas-Fort Worth economy ranked among nation's strongest by Brookings Institution
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More middle-income Texans go without health insurance
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