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The best comic book cars

By Stephen EdelsteinProvided by Car and nerd cultures rarely intersect, but when they do, great things can happen. Superheroes with more money than powers need a way to get places fast, and the cars writers and artists have created to get them to those places have become (almost) as famous as

Price of gold rises ahead of Election Day

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of gold rose modestly Monday ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Gold for December delivery gained $8 to finish at $1,683.20 per ounce. Other commodities were mixed in light volume. The latest national polls show the race between President Barack

Rates dip at weekly US Treasury bill auction

WASHINGTON (AP) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills dropping to the lowest level in four weeks. The Treasury Department auctioned $32 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.105 percent, down from 0.125 percent last

News Summary: Greek unions launch new actions

By The Associated Press THE SHOWDOWN: Greek unions on Monday launched three days of escalating strikes against austerity proposals that must win lawmakers' support if the debt-crippled country is to get more aid and stave off bankruptcy. THE STAKES: The spending cuts and tax hikes sought by