Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business

Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business Journal)
The six options unveiled by the state and Metro-North Railroad for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge have drawn a cool response from area transportation watchers, who say the choices are unlikely to help forge a strong regional mass transit system to go along with a new span across the Hudson.

Cars: the bad and the ugly (Dallas Morning News)
Some cars are just born ugly and behave badly all their lives. But rather than dismiss them or try to forget them, Richard Porter celebrates them in a sense in his book Crap Cars , a collection of the 50 worst cars ever made (Bloomsbury, $14.95).

SAN JOSE / Man kills pregnant girlfriend and 2 kids, police say / He allegedly slays family members before setting fire (San Francisco Chronicle)
A San Jose man described by his neighbor as a "cool, laid-back dude" killed his pregnant girlfriend and their two young daughters Monday before setting their home on fire, according to police. San Jose police arrested 28-year-old Rodrigo...

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Detroit: Suddenly, Small Is Beautiful (BusinessWeek)
Buyers are flocking to little cars -- and not just because of high fuel prices

Saleen Presents Cool Tops for Hot Cars (The Auto Channel)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 5 -- California International Auto Show: Saleen Inc., the specialty automobile manufacturer that puts the Power In The Hands Of A Few, presents Saleen Cool Tops.