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WASHINGTON – Navy Adm. William Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, which leads U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, is stepping down, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Tuesday. Fallon claimed ongoing misperceptions about differences between his ideas and U.S. policy are making it too difficult for him to operate, …

DALLAS – Southwest Airlines grounded 41 planes overnight in the wake of its recent admission that it had missed required inspections of some planes for structural cracks. The move announced Wednesday comes as Southwest faces a $10.2 million civil penalty for continuing to fly nearly 50 planes after the airline …

Monday, March 31, 2008 – General Motors Corp. is closing a sedan plant in the Detroit area as a result of the monthlong strike at parts supplier American Axle. GM said Monday the shutdown of the Hamtramck assembly plant will affect 1,849 hourly workers. It is the 29th plant to …