Brunswick Man Accused Using Fraudulent IDs To Buy Several Cars

Brunswick Man Accused Using Fraudulent IDs To Buy Several Cars (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News)
Glynn County, Ga., police investigating several cases of identity theft -- including fraudulent purchases of seven cars worth $200,000 -- have arrested a 34-year-old employee of a local car dealership and charged him with 14 felony counts.

India Inc raised ECBs in Nov to refinance old debt (Business Standard India)
Over 35 per cent of the $967 million raised overseas in November 2005 was used for refinancing of old debt, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

State of the State (Fox 23)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. George Pataki used his final State of the State address Wednesday to push for tax cuts, a crackdown on sexual offenders and the development of more renewable energy sources.

Pataki expected to hit taxes, crime, and renewable fuel in State of State (Newsday.com)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. George Pataki used his final State of the State address Wednesday to push for tax cuts to spur the economy, create tax incentives to boost manufacturing and to call for the use of renewable energy sources such as wind power.

All Jammed Up (Foreign Policy Magazine)
The single most important tool in Iraq is not a Kalashnikov rifle or an armored Humvee, but a cell phone. U.S. and Iraqi officials usually have at least two on them at all times. Mishaan Jabouri, a Sunni politician, lists seven telephone numbers on his business card, four of them cell phones.

Virtually Democratic (Foreign Policy Magazine)
A year ago, Hamas used its presence on the Internet solely to market violent resistance. Its online posts usually contained a call to arms or graphic photographs of Israeli soldiers holding Palestinians at gunpoint.

Detroit's 'Big Three' Automakers Launch New Incentive Programs
General Motors, Chrysler and Ford announce new programs in efforts to boost slackening year-end sales.
Perry Stern