34,520 People (and Counting) Want a Chevrolet Volt

The Chevrolet Volt won’t roll off an assembly line for another two years, but 34,520 people in 60 countries and all 50 states would buy one tomorrow if they could. Lyle Dennis, a New York neurologist and the world’s No. 1 Volt fanboy, has spent more than a year compiling an unofficial waiting list of prospective buyers over at GM-Volt.com.

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Iraqi PM, Malaki, Backs Obama’s Troop Exit Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.

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Economic difference between McCain/Bush?: “Uhhhh…”

The most painful clip from the Sunday morning shows: top McCain VP prospect Mark Sanford “drawing a blank” (in his own words) on live TV when asked to name a major economic policy that President Bush and John McCain disagree on.

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Constitutional expert Turley on FISA bill: ‘The fix is in’

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow expressed amazement at the sweeping victory that is being handed to President Bush on FISA. “I’m betting that his wildest dreams did not include the prospect that Congress — a Democratic-led Congress — would help him cover up his crimes,” she stated. “That is exactly what the US Senate is poised to do.”

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Rivals ‘Scared Sh*tless’ of 3G Apple iPhone with GPS

3G? Video? That’s old news. Rival companies tell PM’s senior tech editor they’re shaking in their boots over the prospect of Steve Jobs enabling iPhone 2.0 with GPS, and a stripped-down cellphone might even outsell the original. A modest proposal for June’s WWDC keynote.

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Juror in Houston Pot Trial Caught Smoking Pot Outside Court

The 49-year-old Houston Woman was one of 20 people in a jury pool for a possession of marijuana court case. Houston Police say prospective juror Cornelia Mayo might have taken that concept a bit too far after she was caught smoking a joint outside the courthouse during a break.

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The GOP just can’t give enough to Big Oil

With $4-a-gallon gas and the prospect of continuing price rises to $5 and above before the end of the summer, politicians are having a tougher job duping us into supporting more financial giveaways to the oil companies. Amazingly, though, Republicans still keep trying.

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America Losing Faith in Economy: Confidence Hits 5-Year Low

The lack of confidence in the flagging economy has been spurred on by rising gas and food prices and weakening job prospects. As a result, “a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment [reached] a five-year low, a private research group said Tuesday,” according to the AP.

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“Second Earth” found–20 lightyears away!

Scientists have discovered a warm and rocky “second Earth” circling a star, a find they believe dramatically boosts the prospects that we are not alone.

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Dollar hits fresh 15-year low

The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as the greenback continued to suffer from the prospect of a cut in US interest rates.

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