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GM, Ford Sales Fell in 2004

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F), the nation’s two largest automakers, reported lower U.S. sales in 2004 despite an onslaught of new vehicles, while Asian manufacturers continued to chip away at Detroit’s hold on the American automotive market. Toyota Motor Corp. (search) and Nissan Motor …

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Drug Companies Offer Discount Cards

WASHINGTON – New prescription drug discount cards (search) designed to save cash for low-income Americans went public Tuesday as ten major drug manufacturers announced they are going to help uninsured consumers save money. Beginning next month, people who qualify can start receiving 25 to 40 percent or more off more …

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Carson Felt Guilty About Smoking

NEW YORK – Soon after Johnny Carson‘s (search) death last weekend, NBC announced the 79-year-old entertainer had died of emphysema, a respiratory disease that can be attributed to smoking. Carson was a heavy smoker during his “Tonight Show (search)” days, wielding a cigarette as a prop on air until smoking …

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