Larry Burns

                   

GM wakes up and plugs in. Now comes the hard part

theglobeandmail.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Mark LaNeve, chief salesman for General Motors Corp., strode to the microphone in Detroit in January and pointed to his company's newest green vehicle. It was, of all things, a Hummer, one powered by biofuels, a feature that...                    

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Green dreams

theglobeandmail.com     Jun 7, 2008   4 related          

GREG KEENAN AND BARRIE MCKENNA From Saturday's Globe and Mail TORONTO AND WASHINGTON — Mark LaNeve, chief salesman for General Motors Corp., strode to the microphone in Detroit in January and pointed to his company's newest...                    

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Duke Briber to Stay in Prison

abcnews.com     Jun 3, 2008   1 related          

Hopes for a bonded release from federal prison have faded for a key figure in the Duke Cunningham fiasco. Brent Wilkes began serving a 12-year sentence in February for crimes stemming from his involvement in the congressional bribery...                    

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Driving Cars 'Illegal By 2038'

petrolheads.co.uk     May 31, 2008          

'Driverbots' will take over from humans, warns report Driving your own car will become completely obsolete and even illegal by 2038, a new report has warned. Cars controlled by intelligent ‘driverbots’ will become available by 2018,...                    

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Who's at the wheel?

ft.com     May 30, 2008          

1 Yes, they have invented a driverless car – and it works Larry Burns has a story to tell about his mother-in-law. She and his mother were starting out on one of their regular trips to the shopping mall, with his mother-in-law in the...                    

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GM Exclusive Sponsor Of Planet Green

environmentalleader.com     May 24, 2008          

General Motors will be the exclusive automotive sponsor of Discovery Communications’ Planet Green, the first TV network devoted to environmental issues, Marketing Daily reports. Discovery Communications’ Planet Green, a 24-hour eco-lifestyle network, scheduled to begin June 4, will feature 8...                    

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GM 'absolutely committed' to hydrogen, but government action urged

globeauto.com     May 22, 2008          

DAN PROUDFOOT From Thursday's Globe and Mail The urgency of freeing society from fossil fuel dependency isn't widely understood, Larry Burns believes, because the subject is too complex for attention-grabbing headlines or titillating sound bites. GM production of vehicles capable of running on...                    

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Lottery jackpot will send kids to college

mainetoday.com     May 21, 2008   1 related          

LUBEC - A Lubec man who won last weekend's nearly $10 million Tri-State Megabucks lottery says the winnings are going to his twin sons' college educations. Sixty-two-year-old Larry Burns moved to Lubec in 2006 from Connecticut after his retirement as a boiler operator. He moved to be closer to...                    

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Former CIA official indicted anew in bribery case

federalnewsradio.com     May 21, 2008          

Former CIA official indicted anew in bribery case May 20, 2008 - 8:39pm SAN DIEGO (AP) - A New York financier has been sentenced in San Diego to more than eight years in federal prison for laundering bribes for former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. A tearful Thomas Kontogiannis...                    

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Financier sentenced in congressman's bribery case

iht.com     May 17, 2008   28 related          

A New York financier has been sentenced in San Diego to more than eight years in federal prison for laundering bribes for former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. A tearful Thomas Kontogiannis (kon-TAH-jee-ah-nis) apologized and pleaded for leniency Friday, but District Judge Larry Burns...                    

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