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...million media empire by starting Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines, spent his career nurturing America's obsession with cars. Among his contributions: the globally acclaimed Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, a structure flanked by huge steel fins. The museum houses 200 cars, including a Model T, various Cadillac coupes and a 1971 DeTomaso Pantera that belonged to Elvis Presley...
...ticket to the State House. According to a recent Associated Press report, Patrick’s recent moves have included appointing a $72,000 a year secretary for his wife, upgrading his state car from a $623 per month Ford Crown Victoria to a $1,166 per month Cadillac, and installing $27,387 worth of furnishings for his office. Though after these expenditures came to light he agreed to reimburse the state for them, Patrick’s decisions have almost completely undermined his strong rhetoric on slashing the Bay State’s expected $1.3 billion deficit. It seems...
...LIOTTA plays a lotta bad fellas in the movies. But over Presidents' Day weekend, the tough-guy star of Goodfellas and Smokin' Aces and the voice of vice from the video game Grand Theft Auto had a real-life run-in with police. After crashing his silver Cadillac Escalade into two parked vehicles in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Liotta, 52, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. He posted $15,000 bail, then was released and ordered to appear in court March 19. The movie mafioso's arrest is just the latest DUI among the rich and famous: Nicole...
...surprise that Hudson's Cadillac-sleek vehicle won the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy prize; the Las Vegas handicappers had established Dreamgirls at prohibitive one-to-10 odds. That will put it among the five Oscar nominees for Best Picture with The Queen and The Departed. Other possibilities are the indie fave Little Miss Sunshine and the polyglot Babel, which was a surprise winner of the top Globe prize: Best Motion Picture - Drama. But Babel, whose story spans four countries and five languages, was as apt a choice by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes for the Globes...
...Detroit, the flipside is that China represents one of the most promising markets for its products. General Motors' market share in China grew to 12.2% through the first nine months of 2006. GM's main Chinese joint-venture partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., produces Buicks, Chevrolets, even luxury Cadillac CTS sedans, and in 2006 GM's Chinese sales surged 32% to 876,000 cars and trucks, helping fuel profits in GM's Asia-Pacific region. GM expects sales in China to top 1 million units this year - making it one of the few fast-growing markets for the beleagured automaker...