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Some interesting moves over at +General Motors today

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Some interesting moves over at +General Motors today. A few weeks back Tom Stephens announced that he was retiring after a long career with GM. Today, the company announced that Alan Taub, who is currently VP of Research and Development will also be retiring.

Jon Lauckner, who is acknowledged as one of the two fathers of the Chevy Volt, will be replacing both Taub and Stephens, becoming Chief Technology Officer and VP of R&D. In addition to his new roles, Lauckner will continue to oversee the GM Ventures, the venture capital fund that the automaker established in 2010.

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GM's Lauckner to replace retiring Stephens as technology chief
DETROIT — General Motors said today it has named Jon Lauckner vice chairman and chief technology officer, effective April 1. He will replace Tom Stephens who retires on that date. In his new role, La…

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Unfortunately, American politicians have no need for facts when it comes to legislating…

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Unfortunately, American politicians have no need for facts when it comes to legislating especially on so-call "law and order" issues like drugs.

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Yesterday I posted a short note about news I assumed most people hadn't heard. The resulting conversation has been amazing, and overwhelmingly civil. This is one reason why I find G+ so useful.

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Dan Gillmor – Google+ – A fact you probably didn't know: Portugal decriminalized…
A fact you probably didn't know: Portugal decriminalized drugs more than a decade ago, and drug abuse plummeted. America, meanwhile, keeps expanding its…

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Who'd a thunk it!

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Who'd a thunk it!

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America is now in a weird space where one candidate for President is warning us of the influence of Satan and the state of Virginia (hm) is legislating a form of punitive medical rape for women considering the difficult but legal choice of abortion. And now I see this clip: the president of the US hosting an all star blues band with BB King and Mick Jagger, and belting out "Sweet Home Chicago." I thought that nothing could top the previous Obama rock video of this sort, Bob Dylan singing the Times Are A Changing. But take a look at this. If someone had previewed this clip for me when I was in college protesting the Nixon regime, I would have gone into shock. In a good way.

It almost makes me forgive Tim Geithner. Almost.

President Obama sings Sweet Home Chicago!

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Just because the inmates are running the asylum right now, it doesn't necessarily… 1

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Just because the inmates are running the asylum right now, it doesn't necessarily mean it will stay that way.

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This piece in Rolling Stone, by a Cronkite School colleague, will help you understand why Arizona's political scene has become so rancid — and why the Democrats are suddenly sensing opportunity there.

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How GOP Overreach Put Arizona Back in Play | Terry Sterling | Rolling Stone
Republican extremism and scandal have taken their toll, and Democrats think they have a shot.

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I have to say that I'm very skeptical that tesla would put out a battery that… 7

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I have to say that I'm very skeptical that tesla would put out a battery that could be bricked in this way although anything is possible. Degusta is not necessarily someone I'd be willing to believe on a story like this without double checking.

I'll be very curious to see what my friend +John Voelcker learns from tesla and owners. If this is true it will severely damage +Tesla Motors reputation

Update Voelker has an update, Tesla acknowledges the need to keep the Roadster plugged in, although they have not acknowledged if customers have had to pony up for new batteries. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1073289_tesla-battery-bricking-the-real-story-behind-the-post

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Brace yourself for a $#!tstorm: Bricking A Tesla Roadster Battery: Today's Electric Car Meme

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Heard of "bricking" yet? No? You will shortly. It's the phenomenon in which the lithium-ion battery pack of an electric car that's left unplugged for a long period goes completely, utterly dead–to th…

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