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President George W. Bush today signed a sprawling, $630-billion-plus stopgap spending bill that will keep the government running for the next 12 months and, among other things, provide automakers with $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans.

The huge bill, approved by the House and the Senate last week, has been overshadowed by the financial crisis gripping the country.

The bill is dominated by a record $488 billion for the Pentagon, $40 billion for the Homeland Security Department and $73 billion for veterans’ programs and military base construction projects. It also lifts a quarter-century ban on oil drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

The administration won approval of the military budget while Democrats wrested concessions from the White House on disaster aid, heating subsidies for the poor and smaller spending items.

Source:Freep.com

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General Motors Corp. says it has notified several employment agencies that it intends to cut contract jobs as it continues to shrink its work force to match lower U.S. sales.

GM spokesman Dan Flores wouldn’t say how many contract workers would be cut. He says the cuts began in March and will be made across GM’s U.S. facilities.

The cuts come as part of GM’s plan to reduce its U.S. white-collar costs by more than 20%. The company had about 32,000 salaried workers in the U.S. at the end of last year.

GM has been cutting vehicle production as its sales have slumped. It plans to close four pickup and SUV plants and says it is working on further cuts at stamping and powertrain factories.
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The price of everything is going up these days. Now you can add one more thing to the list, car insurance.

Crumpled metal and shattered glass often the result of accidents we see on the roadways every day. We are all required to have insurance in Michigan to cover the cost, but the experts says rates are going up.

Bob Pierce, MI assoc. of Insurance Agents: “Everything is interrelated in today’s economy, when prices go up in one arena they impact another”

Pierce says it’s hard to say exactly how much prices are going up because there are so many different factors in insurance rates but he says the reason for the increase is simple.

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Toyota has developed a rear window air bag to updgrade protection for back-seat passengers, the company said Tuesday.

In the event of a rear-end collision, the air bag is ejected from the roof lining above the rear window and spreads like a curtain to protect the heads of the rear passengers, Toyota Motor Corp. said in a statement.

Toyota said the rear window curtain-shield air bag is the world’s first.

The new safety gear will debut in the “iQ” compact four-seater vehicle, to be introduced later this year, Toyota said, adding that the air bag is expected to double the safety of rear passengers.

As part of an effort to attract buyers, Toyota has tried to make side air bags and shield air bags standard features, and has said it plans to increase efforts to develop safer vehicles and technologies that can ultimately eliminate traffic casualties.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd has launched the LPG version of the Santro and has called it the Santro Eco. The LPG variant will be priced Rs 21500 higher than the existing petrol model.

The new LPG version of Santro, christened Santro eco, comes with a factory-fitted LPG kit and boasts of features that meet global standards of performance and safety, informed a company press release here.

The ex-showroom Delhi price for Santro eco (GL) is Rs 354,294 and Santro eco (GLS) is Rs 373,357.

Powered by the 1.1 litre, eRLX engine, Santro eco offers its customers a unique combination of reliable performance and unmatched fuel economy. With separate petrol (35 litre) and LPG (27.2 litre) tanks, the customers have an option to choose from both LPG and petrol mode. The LPG tank in the Santro eco has a special ‘Toroidal’ design that allows intelligent use of space and makes larger luggage room available to the customer, the release said.

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