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A Ford Scion Quietly Works for Greener Auto Industry

Nov. 23, 2008
With Detroit on the brink of disaster, William C. Ford Jr. could play a critical role in how the Obama administration decides to assist the auto industry.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic