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The 'big' day: Is Election Day still as huge?

By TED ANTHONYAP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - You heard it loud and clear Monday when Rep. Connie Mack, the Florida Republican, introduced Mitt Romney at a Florida rally - and, in these times of polarization, perhaps channeled the sentiment of an entire nation. He led the

The 'big' day: Is Election Day still as huge?

By TED ANTHONYAP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - You heard it loud and clear Monday when Rep. Connie Mack, the Florida Republican, introduced Mitt Romney at a Florida rally - and, in these times of polarization, perhaps channeled the sentiment of an entire nation. He led the crowd in a robust

Ford's Mark Fields promoted, could become CEO

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) - Ford's leaders have watched Mark Fields, a brash Harvard MBA, turn the company's North American business into a profit machine. Now they're eyeing him for CEO. Fields, 51, was named chief operating officer Thursday, a

Experts: NYC sea barrier could have stopped surge

By JENNIFER PELTZ and PETER SVENSSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in Europe, some scientists and engineers say. The multibillion-dollar price tag of