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Car Stereotypes in LA: Part II

Marlon Regis | Posted 05.16.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Scion, Range Rover, Driving, Black Voices, La Traffic, Dodge Challenger, Toyota rav4, Suvs, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Jeep Wrangler, Eating, Music, Los Angeles, Comedy, Cadillac, Fiat, Tinted Windows, Chauffeur, Cadillac Escalade, Car Dealerships, Leasing, Stereotypes, G-Class, Comedy News
Marlon Regis

Your tastes, your habits, your wants and needs all personify your vehicle, or is it the other way around? We know who you are regardless, without even seeing that face behind the wheel.

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One Insane Day in Albania. (Yes, Albania.)

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.08.2013 | Travel
Read More: 1960s, Roman Forum, Cruise Ships, Greek Salad, Maryland, Passport Control, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Adriatic Coast, Julius Caesar, Balkans, Mercedes Benz, Tirana Beer, Shore Excursions, Augustus Caesar, Holland America Lines, Tirana, Acropolis, Dilbert, Eastern Europe, MS Oosterdam, Ancient Rome, Enver Hoxha, Butrint National Park, Greece, The Lion Gate, Hummus, Corfu, Cruises, Paddington Bear, 1990s, Mother Teresa, Mad Men, John Belushi, Communist Bloc, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Lines, World War II, Hovercrafts, Starbucks, Albania, Butrint, Saranda, Travel News
Peter Mandel

Color is coming back to the now-independent free-market democracy. A bit of the Balkan Peninsula, it's only slightly larger than Maryland. But there's variety inside that space, including a mountain-studded interior and an unspoiled Adriatic coastline.

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Self-Driving Cars by 2025

Jen Alic | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Read More: Parking, Gas, Gasoline, Vehicles, General Motors, Audi, Traffic Jams, Bmw, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Cars, Self-Driving Cars, Green News
Jen Alic

Autonomous cars will give drivers the right to claim that they are not liable for traffic incidents, but determining who is liable will be a bit tricky. Responsibility will somehow have to be shared by the driver and the maker of the technology and the car.

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Remember, You are Not a Fire Sale

Julie Kantor | Posted 05.11.2013 | Business
Read More: Cars, Fire Sale, Unemployment, Bmw, Mercedes-Benz, Self-Esteem, Corporate Culture, Culture, Business News
Julie Kantor

"The pattern has become predictable," I share with my friend over lunch at Jacksons yesterday in Tyson's Corner McLean. "But remember, you are still...

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WATCH: Colbert On The Dumbest New Super Bowl Trend

Posted 02.01.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, Colbert Super Bowl Ads, Super Bowl Ads, Ray Lewis, Colbert Ray Lewis, Kate Upton, Colbert Super Bowl, Taco Bell, Super Bowl 2013, Mercedes-Benz, Ray Lewis Antler Spray, Comedy News

Stephen Colbert got a kick out of the newest trend to squeeze even more money out of the most lucrative TV ad buy of the year, the Super Bowl. This ti...

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PHOTOS: The Two Sides Of Miami

Dwight Brown | Posted 12.26.2012 | Travel
Read More: Whole Foods, Cafe, Dessert, Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Travel, Art Galleries, Tennis, Condos, Islands, Miami, Ritz Carlton, Eva Longoria, Range Rover, Automobiles, Furniture, Martha Stewart, Shopping, Alex Rodriguez, Pools, Hotels, Golf, Massage, Kimpton Hotels, Restaurants, Beaches, Canyon Ranch, Vacation, Florida, Interior Design, Justin Bieber, Spas, Ricky Martin, Slideexpand, Travel News
Dwight Brown

It's a win-win situation: World-renown Miami Beach, a flip flop-wearing tourist's haven, and Downtown Miami, a vibrant new hot spot for upscale locals. Vacationing in these districts gives visitors the best of both worlds: Big beach fun and deluxe city life.

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PHOTOS: Joan Smalls Gets Physical During NY Fashion Week

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 09.10.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Ny Fashion Week, Joan Smalls, Bv-Fashion-Beauty, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Fashion Week Spring 2013, New York Fashion Week Spring 2013, Mercedes-Benz, Barry's Bootcamp, Joans Smalls Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Black Voices News

Between models, editors and the rest of the style insiders running from show to show, Fashion Week can be physically taxing. Which is why it's importa...

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A Fresh Eye on a Fresh Palette

Melissa Liebling-Goldberg | Posted 11.07.2012 | Style
Read More: New York Fashion Week Spring 2013, Spring Trends, Mercedes-Benz, Fashion Week, Style News
Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

There's always a moment on the first day of the shows where you feel like your eyeballs spin like a slot machine, and you find yourself looking at a w...

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The Most Beautiful Cars Ever Made... And What They're Worth

Money Talks News | Brandon Ballenger | Posted 01.01.2013 | Home
Read More: Jaguar, Porsche, Astin Martin, Classic Cars, Cars, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Distilled-Perspective, Slideexpand, Ford, Ferrari, Corvette, Video, Beautiful Cars, Old Cars, Distilled Perspective, Total Car Score, Best Looking Cars, Home News

Money Talks News: The most beautiful car of all time is a 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Or so says Total Car Score, which admits its new list of the...

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Jillian Berman

Ex-Benz Employees Claim They Were Subject To Racial Discrimination, Fired For Bringing It Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Jillian Berman | Posted 08.09.2012 | Business
Read More: Racial Discrimination Employment, Video, Mercedes Benz Racial Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Business News, Mercedes-Benz, Employment Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Auto Industry, Business News

Two employees of a Manhattan Mercedes-Benz dealership claim they were subject to racial discrimination at work and then fired after bringing this issu...

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Top 10 Convertibles of 2012 to Mark Summer Solstice

Karl Brauer | Posted 08.22.2012 | Home
Read More: Ford Mustang, Lexus, Automobiles, Convertibles, Mercedes Benz, Total Car Score, Auto Industry, Home News
Karl Brauer

There is nothing quite like that first drive of summer with the top down. In honor of that tradition, Total Car Score has put together a list showcasing seasonal vehicles that are synonymous with summer fun.

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Classic Mercedes Gets Dusted Off And Ready For Auction

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 06.20.2012 | Home
Read More: Bonhams, Vintage Car Auction, Classic Cars, 1928 Mercedes S-Type, Classic Car Sales, Classic Mercedes Discovered in Garage, Automotive Sales, 1928 Mercedes Discovered in Garage, Mercedes Benz, Home News

One British man is about to come into big money thanks to a dusty old artifact stowed in his garage. The unidentified man recently discovered a cl...

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The Ten Most Expensive Cars To Own

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.22.2012 | Business
Read More: Range Rover, JD Power, Edmunds.com, 24/7 Wall St., Audi, Fuel Efficiency, Lexus, Bmw, Mercedes-Benz, Vehicle Costs, Slideexpand, Most Expensive Cars to Own, Business News

24/7 Wall St: The cost of a luxury automobile does not end with its purchase price — it begins there. The true ownership costs are often much mo...

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U.S. Car Companies on Cruise Control While the Amazon Burns

James Turner | Posted 07.18.2012 | Green
Read More: Automakers, General Motors, Dilma Rouseff, Slavery, Bmw, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Brazil, Forced Labor, Deforestation, Green News
James Turner

In the heart of the Amazon, a scandal is unfolding which threatens the reputation of both the Brazilian president and some of the biggest car companies in the world.

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Minimalist Art by David Mitchell

J. Michael Welton | Posted 06.25.2012 | Arts
Read More: Photography, Chelsea, Laura Biagiotti, Jim Kempner Fine Art, Singapore Airlines, Hong Kong Bank, David Mitchell, Ericsson, Christian Dior, Mercedes Benz, Minimalist, New York City, Arts News
J. Michael Welton

Minimalist David Mitchell creates works of art that are almost architectural, then photographs them.

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Sell A House, Get A Benz

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.19.2012 | Business
Read More: Bloomberg, Home Buyers, Video, Greenwich, Video. Real Estate, Richmond Association of Realtors, Home Prices, Price Cuts, Versailles, Seller Concessions, Real Estate Brokers, New York Times, Mercedes-Benz, Ken Jenkins, Business News

Sell a mansion. Get a Benz. That's at least the deal that one homeowner is offering. Ken Jenkins of Powhatan County, Virginia is offering a brand ...

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iSign Is Coming to Your iWorld

Bill_Robinson | Posted 06.05.2012 | Technology
Read More: Digital Sign Expo, Toronto, Apple, Chrysler, Ontario, Alex Romanov, Lamborghini, Canada, Mercedes Benz, Ibm, Google, Isign, Technology News
Bill_Robinson

Going from that culturally-contradicting arrival to founding and building a wireless, Bluetooth, Canadian ad tech software company, iSign was quite a journey for Alex Romanov.

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Daimler Should Speak Up So Alabama Will Stand Down

Fred Redmond | Posted 06.03.2012 | Home
Read More: United Nations Global Compact, Alabama, Human Rights, Anti-Immigration Law, Racial Segregation, Workers? Rights, Mercedes-Benz, Discrimination, Daimler, HB 56. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Home News
Fred Redmond

Daimler can say loudly to the lawmakers of Alabama that it will not stand for a repetition of history and it will not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. In doing so, the company will show that when it says it supports global, human and workers' rights, it means it.

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At Autoshow, Apparently Size Matters

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.05.2012 | Business
Read More: Car Sales, Renault, Automakers, Mazda, Video, General Motors, Fuel Efficiency, Audi, Suvs, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, IHS Automotive, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Austerity, Business News

GENEVA — Automakers are thinking small – in size, not ambition. After years marked by environmental concerns, then the economic downturn ...

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PHOTO: Mercedes-Benz Convertible Rocks 'OCCUPY' License Plate

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 02.29.2012 | Business
Read More: 99 Percent, Mercedes-Benz, Video, One-for-All, Occupy, Mercedes Benz Occupy, The One Percent, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Business News

It may not be surprising to see the Occupy slogan plastered on t-shirts or signs in Zuccotti Park, but on the back of a car worth more than $50,000? T...

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The 2012 Mercedes Benz C250 Test Drive

Christina Selter | Posted 04.18.2012 | Business
Read More: Herhighway, Mercedes-Benz, c250, 2012 Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz, Business News
Christina Selter

My week-long test drive of the Mercedes Benz C250 was all over Southern California. Starting with the top open and sun shining, we headed for Rodeo Drive to grab a few pairs of Gucci shoes and matching bags of course.

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Civil Rights Groups Urge Automakers to Take a Stand Against HB 56

Janet Murguía | Posted 04.14.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latinos, Uaw, Alabama, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, Nclr, HB 56, National Council of La Raza, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Alabama Immigration Law, Daimlerchrysler, Service Employees International Union, Mercedes Benz, Naacp, Latino Voices News
Janet Murguía

Alabama legislators chose to trample on the civil rights of state citizens, enacting a law that encourages racial profiling, punishes innocent children, and jeopardizes the entire economic well-being of the state.

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Anna Staver

Opponents Of Alabama Immigration Law Seek Allies In Business Sector

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Staver | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics
Read More: Alabama Honda, Gov. Robert Bentley, United Auto Workers, Honda, HB 56, Mercedes-Benz, Southern Poverty Law Center, Naacp, Alabama Mercedes-Benz, Alabama Immigration, Robert Bentley, Robert Bentley Immigration, Hyundai, Immigration Enforcement, National Council of La Raza, Alabama Immigration Law, Alabama Business Immigration, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of Alabama's contested immigration law are asking local manufacturers of Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Hyundai cars to help them pu...

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Que Vivan Los Ridiculos

Luis Andre Gazitua | Posted 03.16.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Mercedes-Benz, Che Guevara, Miami, Cuba, Latino Voices News
Luis Andre Gazitua

I'm done beating the dead horse but for a company whose philosophy is to give the best to customers who expect the best -- because they are willing to pay for it -- you kind of look ridiculous.

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El Che: The Crass Marketing of a Sadistic Racist

Michael Gonzalez | Posted 03.12.2012 | Media
Read More: Mercedes-Benz, Che Guevara, Media News
Michael Gonzalez

There's something about Che Guevara that convinces older European men that they will become cooler through association with his "brand." We saw that again yesterday when Mercedes-Benz Chairman Dieter Zetsche launched a new car under a banner picture of Guevara.

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