Easy credit has been the economy's lifeblood in recent years. It gave people who previously couldn't afford homes a crack at the American dream. It fueled multibillion-dollar takeovers of some of corporate America's biggest names. It buoyed the stock market and propped up the prices of many other assets.

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Am I the only one who thinks that the irritating long list of directions they give you before a voicemail system beeps is nothing more than a sham to increase the number of minutes used on your cell phone?

How can you end the LAST Rocky movie with Rocky losing to a guy who fought with a broken hand? It's ridiculous, it's a travesty, and most of all it's UNAMERICAN! They should be tried for treason... Pfft.

At Fort Stewart, Georgia, what was intended to be a popular annual fireworks display ended with two in the hospital after the entire stock of fireworks went off all at once prematurely on the ground. Video included.

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Amidst the popularity of the retro-muscles (the Mustangs, the Chargers and their ilk), is there substance to the thought that the El Camino may be returning to the U.S. streets in the near future? GM is bringing over the Holden VE Commodores and one of the Holden higher-ups has lent credibility to the possibility of a pickup version coming over. Dead sexy concept rendering at the link.

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