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Dog falls on car and kills driver in Michigan
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Thursday, January 19, 2006
A dog fell off an Interstate 96 overpass in Livonia, Michigan killing 81 year-old Charles G. Jetchick.
Jetchick and a passenger, who police would not identify, were transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where Jetchick died from his injuries. The passenger suffered only minor injuries.
Police say that the 60 to 70 pound (27-32 kilograms) dog was not thrown off the overpass, but “probably fell by accident while trying to avoid a car,” Sgt. Michael A. Shaw of the Michigan State Police said. “We don’t know and thats why we are looking for witnesses.”
The dog, which fell about 16 feet (5 metres) also died due to its injuries.
Shaw has been with the State Police for 11 years and has never encountered a similar incident. “We’ve had rocks and other stuff like that fall off of overpasses. This would be the first dog we’ve had,” said Shaw.
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Friday, February 3, 2006
British television station Channel 4 News and newspaper The Guardian have reported that they have obtained a secret transcript of a meeting between United States President George W. Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair on January 31, 2003, two months before the beginning of the Iraq war. The memo has been viewed by Phillipe Sands, a professor of international law at University College London, and by Channel 4 news. Last year, Professor Sands reported on doubts about the legality of the invasion in Iraq voiced by government lawyers, which eventually forced the British government to publish the full legal advice given to them by the attorney general.
According to the two sources, the transcript suggests that the invasion of Iraq was already decided at the point of the meeting, and that Bush had stated that “the diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning”. Blair is reportedly quoted as responding that he is “solidly with the president and ready to do whatever it took to disarm Saddam”.
The memo from the sources also states that Bush suggested “flying U2 reconnaissance aircraft planes with fighter cover over Iraq, painted in UN colours”, so that “if Saddam fired on them, he would be in breach [of UN resolutions]”.
According to the memo, President Bush said he “thought it unlikely that there would be internecine warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups”.
The British government did not deny the existence of the memo last night, but insisted that “the prime minister only committed UK forces to Iraq after securing the approval of the House of Commons in a vote on March 18, 2003.” It added that they “do not comment on the prime minister’s conversations with other leaders.”
The BBC reported that Chief spokesman for the National Security Council Frederick Jones said that “the White House would not comment on what was said or not said in alleged private conversations between Mr Bush and foreign leaders,” and added that the White House “was not going to re-litigate how the nation went to war”.
The purported document has not been confirmed as authentic by either government so far.
By Robbie T. James
You may have felt that trying to get approved for a car loan has been a frustrating experience. Applying to one auto financing lender and getting rejected due to a poor credit score is one thing, but getting rejected again and again is just no fun. And, it gets you not one bit closer to getting that car you need.
Sometimes, you may feel just like giving up altogether and trying something else. Maybe you should go live on the top of a mountain in the Himalayas where cars aren’t needed. Or, you could become one of those marathon runners who runs 100 miles in a day. Or, how about just to taking the bus or your bicycle everywhere you need to go? But, when these crazy and impractical fantasies leave your head, you are left with the hard reality that you basically have no choice but to find a way to qualify for auto financing. Back to square one.
Fortunately, for people with a credit score rated as “poor” (under 600) by most lenders, there is the little-discussed world of bad credit auto financing. In fact, these financing companies are in the business of extending car loans to people in just your situation.
If you are looking for auto loan financing for a credit score of 600 or lower, here are 5 tips for getting approved more quickly:
1. You need to become familiar with the world of bad credit financing:
About 90% of car financing companies are happy to make loans to people with fair, good, or excellent credit scores. However, about 5% of them will ALSO loan to bad credit individuals – and the remaining 5% specialize in ONLY loaning to people in this credit bracket. The important thing is to learn how to find this last group.
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2. Understand what bad credit auto financing lenders look for – beyond your credit score:
These specialty lenders have made it their business to learn ways to evaluate the credit-worthiness of individuals with low FICO scores in ways other than using the score itself. For example, some of those ways are to:
* look at certain details within the credit report
* consider your current income, employment and/or residential status
* look at past employment and residential information
* ask for references
3. Scrub your credit report squeaky clean (as much as possible):
Before you start applying to these lenders, you will want to review your current credit report(s) and look for any errors or misunderstandings which, if removed, could result in your having a much better score in a month or less.
4. Build yourself a list of candidate bad credit auto financing lenders:
Now, it is time to improve your own odds of getting approved for the best-possible auto loan financing rate. To do this, conduct some online research and make a list of at least 4-5 bad credit auto financing lenders. They advertise their specialty, so they will be easy to find. Of course, as with any industry, not all of them are reputable, so really check out their websites before adding them to your list.
5. Become a savvy negotiator if you want to get the lowest-possible interest rate:
As you apply to each lender, make sure to reject the initial offer you get. This will be hard to do and you will resist it, but make no mistake: doing so will increase your odds of them coming back with an even better offer.
Follow these 5 tips as your line yourself up with the best auto financing for someone with a credit score of 600 or lower.
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