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Still Thirsty: U.S. Consumers Still Buying Gas Guzzlers

DETROIT – U.S. consumers bought vehicles with big, gas-guzzling engines at an unchanged rate in the first three months of the year despite rising gas prices, according to a survey released Monday. In the first quarter, about 25 percent of all new vehicles sold in the United States were equipped …

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Viacom Ponies Up $102M to Buy Game Networker Xfire

NEW YORK – Viacom Inc. (VIA) on Monday said it will buy Xfire, an online games technology company, for $102 million in a bid to dominate the youth market on the Internet as it has on television. Viacom, owner of MTV Networks, Nickelodeon and the Paramount movie studios, said Xfire …

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Marine Unfazed by Sniper Shot to Head

RAMADI, Iraq – The young Marine had just shot a suspected insurgent and was walking back across the villa’s rooftop when he keeled over from a terrific thud to the back of his head. A sniper had fired a single, well-aimed bullet that tore through the top of Lance Cpl. …

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