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Help may soon be on the way to the struggling U.S. auto industry after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed off her opposition to using funds from a fuel-efficiency research program for a bailout, two congressional officials said Friday. full story

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Band-sodamaker conflict

Guns N' Roses has found itself in a legal tussle with soft drink giant Dr Pepper over a promotion gone awry.

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