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Do Chrysler's TV Sermons Really Sell Any Cars?

2/10/2012 10:57 AM

Are you more likely to buy a Chrysler if you share its view on the world? Chrysler's ad chief certainly hopes so...Read More

LACMA Prints By Paddle 8

2/9/2012 9:43 AM

? Something interesting is happening in the fine arts market ? the emergence of aburgeoning low-cost limited edition print market through the internet. Paddle8.com is the latest entity to create a new point of access for collectors to acquire work by coveted artists. The site's new series include????works ??by William Eggleston, Barbara Kruger, Dav...Read More

Key Leaders in Ford Turnaround To Retire; Mulally Not Going Anywhere

2/9/2012 8:19 AM

Mulally's One Ford plan won't skip a bea...Read More

Rick Santorum's 1994 Alternative to the Individual Mandate

2/9/2012 7:36 AM

I've written previously that the Allentown Morning Call described Rick Santorum on several occasions in 1994 as seeking to "require individuals to buy health insurance rather than forcing employers to pay for benefits." Earlier this week, Santorum took to the airwaves to rebut the charge. Santorum points instead to a bill he sponsored alongside Sen...Read More

Billionaire Bridge Owner Doesn't Want Another Night In Jail

2/8/2012 3:12 PM

Matty Moroun loses one battle, but is not waving the white flag in his war to protect his Ambassador Bridg...Read More

Henrik Fisker Trying To Keep His Dream Alive

2/8/2012 12:07 PM

Plug-in car company suspends work on next electric car after government shuts off loan acces...Read More

The Tortuous Conservative History of the Individual Mandate

2/7/2012 2:32 PM

Mitt Romney, as we know, has been catching a lot of flak from conservatives for Romneycare, because Romney's signature legislative achievement served as the model for Obamacare. But as Romney said in a debate in Las Vegas last October, "we got the idea of an individual mandate...from [Newt Gingrich], and [Newt] got it from the Heritage Foundation."...Read More

Clint Eastwood and Chrysler: The Politics of a Car Commercial

2/6/2012 12:02 PM

Let me introduce myself. I grew up in a ?? suburb, spent about a decade living in the inner city, and my father's job at Chrysler funded my college education and kept food on the table. I remember my dad also watched "Dirty Harry" movie re-runs, and has always had a man's man aesthetic. I .....Read More

Ford Didn't Appreciate Chevy's Humor

2/6/2012 11:52 AM

GM, in response, tells Ford to pound san...Read More

Chrysler's Super Bowl Ad: Was There A Flag on the Play?

2/6/2012 10:51 AM

Instead of whoops and high-fives this morning at Chrysler Group headquarters, there?s a bit of a mad scramble going on to figure out why the carmaker?s two-minute Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood was removed from YouTube last night. Viewers who wanted to watch a video replay of the ?Halftime in America? ad were instead .....Read More

Car of the Week: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250

2/4/2012 12:16 PM

Editor's note: I'm kicking off a new feature on my Forbes blog. I test drive a new car on most weeks of the year. Here's the lowdown on what's in my driveway. The Car: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Where I drove it: City. First Impressions: A sleeper. At first glance it's a modest sedan that looks .....Read More

New Book: Design Voices

2/3/2012 11:38 PM

? ?Everything that is man-made in this world has been designed," writes my colleague and arts editor Anna Carnick. ?And good design??can enrich and even improve our lives. Be it an innovative, multi-functional joint??system that provides an infrastructure for relief housing and high-end tables, or a??collection of charred furniture, or even an arti...Read More

Can Greenway Medical Keep Up The Momentum After Its IPO?

2/2/2012 6:54 PM

Greenway Medical Technologies, a seller of electronic health records, got off to a bumpy start when its bankers re-priced last minute its IPO price downward to $10 from an original range of $11 to $13 a share. It closed today at $13, up 30%?valuing it at three times revenue, in line with competitors such as .....Read More

Repealing the CLASS Act

2/1/2012 6:14 PM

The first part of the health reform law to fall was not struck down by the Supreme Court, blocked by state governments, or defunded by Congress ? it was struck down by the Obama Administration itself, which stated that the program could not be implemented as passed, and therefore would simply be ignored. The Community .....Read More

Congressional Research Service: Courts Could Force HHS to Implement CLASS Act, Despite Its Insolvency

2/1/2012 8:00 AM

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 1173, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011, sponsored by Rep. Charles Boustany (R., La.). This two-page bill would repeal the fiscal disaster known as the CLASS Act, Obamacare's new long-term care entitlement, which was "suspended" by the Obama Administration becaus...Read More

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