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Car dealers rank somewhere between journalists and aluminum-siding salesmen in public esteem, but it is time to cut them some slack. The vast majority of america's 20,000 domestic and imported car and truck dealers are smart, civic-minded businessmen who go to church on Sunday, support their local Little-League teams, and treat their customers gently.

Co-host Brad Forsythe interviews George Lois, Legendary Art Director and Author of 'The Big Idea.' George Lois is the most creative, prolific advertising communicator of our time. Running his own ad agencies, he is renowned for dozens of marketing miracles that triggered innovative and populist changes in american (and world) culture. In his twenties he was a pioneer of the landmark Creative Revolution in American Advertising. He introduced and popularized the Xerox culture; he created the concept and prototype design for the New York supplement for the Herald Tribune (the forerunner of New York magazine); made a failing MTV a huge success with his "I Want My MTV" campaign; helped create and introduce VH1; createda new marketing category, Gourmet Frozen Foods, with his name Lean Cuisine; and (by inventing yet another new marketing phenomenon) persuaded america to change their motor oil at thousands of Jiffy Lube stations. He made the totally unknown Tommy Hilfiger imm

Wireless HDTV Vendors Back Their Choices with Cash, but Few Products Are Market-Ready in North america, according to ABI Research

The second week of December was another brutal one for jobs, as Bank of america and at least 20 other companies announced more massive cuts.

Driving in america has undergone its most dramatic continuous decline in history, the Department of Transportation said Friday.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have announced that their customers can now purchase Access america trip protection through a partnership with Mondial Assistance, a provider of travel insurance.

The second week of December was another brutal one for jobs, as Bank of america and at least 20 other companies announced more massive cuts.

CARACAS, Venezuela and SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Dec. 12/PRNewswire/ -- Chambers Latin america, the newest legal directoryproduced by Chambers & Partners, gave high marks to lawyers in theVenezuela and Dominican Republic offices of global law firm Squire,Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P....

America needs a complete inventory of all levees and a national safety standard for the last line of defense against floods, members of the National Committee on Levee Safety said on Dec. 10. ...

Consumers have cut back on a range of items -- from coffee to cars to computers -- but so far they continue to spend heavily on video games. That bodes particularly well for two video game console makers with large presences in the Seattle area: Microsoft and Nintendo of america....