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School janitor makes citizen's arrest after seeing man touch self
: Hoang Hong Nguyen is accused of publicly masturbating at a high school while watching a girls cross country team stretch and do calisthenics. The janitor sat on him until police arrived. (Orange County Register)
Inmate ends up with broken jaw after dissing Michael Jackson
: Jeffrey Salery, 50, is expected to be charged with aggravated assault and battery with great bodily injury against a 21-year-old fellow inmate. Salery told correctional officers that the prisoner “disrespected Michael Jackson,” although what specifically was said isn't known. (Modesto...
Wisconsin agency's new logo looks like the anarchy symbol
: The state agency charged with running elections paid $4,900 for the new logo, which has an A inside a circle. A record shop owner says that "it's almost like the joke is on them." A cafe owner who calls himself...
Teens think man having consensual sex is harming woman
: Four teens were arraigned Wednesday on charges related to the beating of a man they thought was harming a woman who was heard screaming in her bedroom June 6. The couple was just having sex. (Republican-American)
Three wounded in $10 marijuana deal gone bad
: A passenger in a car fired at them after asking: "You still going on about that $10?" Apparently they were. (Oregonian)
Man to girls: Tarot cards indicate you should have sex with me
: Three girls have testified that Hector Ayala, 59, tricked them into having sex by using Tarot cards, and telling the girls a fling with him would ward off misfortune and help make wishes come true. (Like his!) (Philadelphia Daily News)
Cop quits after admitting he slashed homeless man's bike tires
: The black police officer cut the tires after he encountered a barrage of racial slurs while driving the white homeless man to jail. The police chief says: "You just can't retaliate against a civilian and commit a crime in our...
Woman who had baby with boy, 13, is pregnant again (by him)
: A 20-year-old woman charged with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy who fathered her child is pregnant again, by the same boy. His mother, who knew about the relationship, could be charged with failure to protect. (Appleton, Wis. Post-Crescent)...
Woman arrested after stabbing men during three-way sexcapade
: Drugs and alcohol played a role in the incident in which two men ended up going to the hospital together to have their stab wounds taken care of. Police didn't disclose why the lovefest turned violent. Serena Brooks, at left,...
Trailer park thief stashed two pairs of pliers in her bra
: She revealed that to police after she and a female accomplice were arrested. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
She's not only a prostitute, but she sets fires, too
: Not much of a story, but there's a mug shot that goes with it. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
State Fair butter cow will share a cooler with Michael Jackson
: Michael Jackson and a Jersey cow -- both sculpted from butter -- will be on display Aug. 13-23 in the Iowa State Fair Agriculture Building. MJ and farming? Doesn't seem right. (Des Moines Register)
Palin: "When I'm out running, I'm totally incognito"
: That's "because I'm not wearing the trough full of makeup," says Sarah Palin. "I can go running through a mob of tourists and they don't recognize me." Could she beat the president in a race? "I betcha I'd have more...
Pig headed to sausage factory flees wreck, takes a swim
: A woman noticed the water in her pool lapping over the side, and moved for a better view from her back window. She then saw the hog in water up to its snout. (Northwest Arkansas News)
Deadbeat diner busted three times in one week
: Michael Bryant, 36, was booked with defrauding an innkeeper after he ate at restaurants and then laughed at business owners when they asked him to pay his bill. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
I'll buy the story about the dog chewing a teen's passport, but...
: I won't fall for this woman's claim that her dog ate her personal checks, which caused her to take money from her ex-hubby's account. (Everett, Wash. Herald)
Man charged with drenching cig-smoking wife with garden hose
: Her clothes were soaked with water, but the hubby insists he had been watering the grass and didn't intend to spray her; the water was simply "over spray," he claims. (TCPalm.com)
Cross-dressing clown robs liquor store at gunpoint
: The man was wearing white and red makeup, a red and purple wig, a black and white hat and a denim dress. He told his robbery victims he needed money to feed his children. (Boulder Daily Camera)
School officials embarrassed by GQ "Bruno" photo shoot
: Sacha Baron Cohen, in his new guise as gay Austrian fashionista "Bruno," appears in the latest GQ magazine, photographed with LA's Birmingham High School football team. School officials aren't amused. (Los Angeles Times)
Let's get a video of this mayhem up on YouTube -- pronto!
: A sheriff's deputy who broke up a fund-raiser looked “out of control” as he doused guests with pepper spray, pulled out a stun gun, and dropped a 60-year-old woman to the floor, witnesses said. "He had a raged look in...
Woman hit by train after lying on tracks "to clear her mind"
: The 22-year-old woman was lucky she only suffered a broken leg. The train was going about 10 mph when it hit her. (Birmingham, Ala.News)
Next time, try something more threatening than a butter knife
: A man showed a butter knife and asked for money from a motel clerk. She refused his request and he walked away, only to be arrested. (Rapid City Journal)
Couple veers off road, crashes into tree while arguing
: A Des Moines man was arrested after he lost his temper with his wife while they were traveling on the Interstate, wrenched the wheel from her and sent the car careering off the road. (Des Moines Register)
Boo f-ing hoo!: Ruth Madoff has to get by on $125,000 a year
: In the car department, she has to give up her Mercedes-Benz E class and CLK, but a brand new Mercedes SmartCar only costs about $14,000. Of course, she can just continue to take the subway. (Wall Street Journal)
Woman gets cursed at on the street because of her storefront art
: Carol McIlmurray's provocative psychedelic whirlwind of bright colors has become the talk of Nyack, NY. She got into a fight over it at a local Starbucks and cops had to be called. One resident says: "It's a shame that it's...
Student can't go to Peru after dog chews a bit of his passport
: Twenty minutes before Jon Meier was set to depart for a trip with his Spanish class to Peru, his mother delivered some bad news: the dog had eaten his passport. "The only thing you could not see was a few...
Be careful what you put into your bank deposit canister
: Cameron B. Jefferson made the mistake of including pot and cocaine with his $200 deposit, sent to the teller via canister. (Tallahassee Democrat)
Yet again!: Man calls 9-1-1 over his McDonald's hamburger order
: The 23-year-old customer complained that he only got a burger and fries after he gave the clerk $10. The man said he'd sue if police didn't respond to his call. He was arrested for misuse of 9-1-1. (The Oregonian
Mom isn't afraid to show it all to her daughters around the house
: "I hope that they will always remember their mother as comfortable in her own skin -- and that someday that memory will help them be comfortable in theirs," writes Jennifer Mattern. Feel free to share your nude-around-the-house stories. (Boston Globe)
Man tries to run down wife with dump truck, but crashes it
: Todd Thomas allegedly drove at his wife in his 1988 Chevrolet 3500 dump truck, missed, went off the road and crashed into some trees. He then ran. (Portland Press Herald)
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Need An Ambulance? If You're Overweight, It's Going To Cost An Extra $543 [Kansas]
: An ambulance ride with American Medical Response in Topeka, Kansas will soon cost an extra $543 for folks weighing 350 pounds or more. Though AMR already owns cots that can support up to 500 pounds,...
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Recall Roundup - Pretty Much Everything Is Catching Fire [Everything Will Kill You]
: The big news in recalls this week was continuing recalls of Simplicity drop-side cribs. Since the company is no longer in business, in order to get the crib away from your children, return it to the...
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Quick, What Is This Woman Doing? [Infomercials]
: She has some form of pump attached to her face. She's moving her head up and down rhythmically... What the....??
She's using a Neckline Slimmer, of course!! Part neck brace, part tracheotomy, part...
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Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds [Flickr]
: This week we've selected ten wonderful photos submitted by readers to The Consumerist Flickr Pool. There's one beautiful summer one for foot fetishists, a final shout out to Billy Mays, and then...
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No, Your Dog Does Not Want To Watch Fireworks And Drink Margaritas At The Beach [Pets]
: Consumer Reports is always ruining my fun. First, they want me to make sure that the fireworks I set off in my backyard are safety certified. Whatever. Now they're telling me that I shouldn't bring...
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Allergy Card Company Sends Useful Things You Didn't Order [Above And Beyond]
: Select Wisely is a company that makes food allergy/sensitivity cards and medical emergency cards for travelers in a wide variety of languages so you don't need to worry about random shrimp or peanuts...
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Top Posts Of The Week [Roundups]
: Top 10 Ironic Ads From History
Flashback to WWII: The Mickey Mouse Gasmask
Billy Mays Dead At 50
Watch Out For The Five Worst Teen Jobs Of 2009
The 8 Secret Credit Scores
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Everyone Knows How To Handle A Stolen Checkbook Except For Verizon [Bureaucracy]
: Yesterday I was musing that Time Warner Cable was passing the cost of customer care off to other businesses, by requiring customers to take half-days or full days off of work just to wait for a cable...
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Tell Your Great-Grandchildren To Protect Their Money In 2139 [Bernie Madoff]
: When Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison, they weren't kidding around. Here's a screencap of his profile in the U.S. federal prison system database. He's in the system as scheduled for...
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Marketers Announce They Will Bring More Transparency To Personal Data Collection By 2010 [Privacy]
: Several major advertising trade groups announced yesterday that starting in 2010, they will implement a new set of self-imposed guidelines on how they collect and use your personal info, in an...
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Ex-Time Warner Employee's Zombie AOL Account Finally Put To Rest [AOHell]
: You may remember Jennifer, who we wrote about on Wednesday. She suddenly started receiving collection notices for an AOL account she hadn't paid for since 2000. Her situation has since been resolved,...
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Circa 1960s Ad: Sugar Prevents Overeating [Badvertising]
: Last week, we wrote about how sugar isn't any better than corn syrup when it comes to you health. But it turns out we were wrong. According to this old ad I just found, sugar is perfect for...
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How To Maintain Your New iPhone's Erection—For Free! [Diy Iphone Dock]
: I've been a satisfied owner of an original iPhone for a while, and recently upgraded to an iPhone 3G for $99. The crappy part is, on the new phone, Apple is no longer including the handy little dock,...
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That end-of-the-school-year DVD may have ... [Parental Supervision]
: That end-of-the-school-year DVD may have been homemade by the teacher, but that doesn't mean it can't pack an accidental porno cherrybomb. An elementary school teacher in Sacramento mistakenly...
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Sci-fi Fish Scaring the Hell Out Of Us [Amalgamated Sea Creatures]
: If you subsisted on a diet entirely of fish, which would kill you first: mad-cow fish or super tuna? Two stories this week make you wonder. First, Reuters reports on the risk of mad cow disease from...
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Personal Finance Roundup [Money]
: Michael Jackson's Death and Your Estate Plan [Smart Money] "For those who already have an existing estate plan, here's how the larger 2009 exemption could affect you - along with some advice on how...
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Never Pack Your Jewelry In Checked Baggage [Traveling]
: This past February, a Delta customer had her expensive heirloom jewelry stolen from her checked bag on a trip from Rochester through Atlanta to Las Vegas:
My suitcase had been opened, my jewelry...
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Live In Ohio? Your Library May Soon Close [Libraries]
: Here at Consumerist, we love libraries. They're like some weird, old-school version of Netflix, but with books! And free! That makes them one of the most cost-effective sources of entertainment and...
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Ex-exec testifies against insurance giant for 'purging' customers [Health Insurance]
: CNN reports on insurance industry whistle-blower Wendall Potter who, after working in the machine for 20 years, quit in order to right a few wrongs. Last week, Potter testified before the Senate...
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Here's another free game for iPhone/iPod ... [Games]
: Here's another free game for iPhone/iPod Touch owners to pass the time this weekend: Wild West Pinball. If you're a Blackberry owner, Bplay has a 30% off sale going on right now—enter JULY in...
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"Potty Patch" Doggie Toilet — Load Of Crap, Or Genuine Product? [Infomercials]
: Dogs, sheesh, who'd have 'em. They hump your leg, their poop stinks, and — worst of all, they pee all over your carpet. Well, meet the Potty Patch! It's an indoor restroom for doggies....
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Bank of America Charges Guy Twice For Money Order, When Told, Corrects Problem With Ninja Reflexes [Customer Service]
: Nathaniel got a money order to pay rent, and noticed Bank of America charged him twice for the transaction. He placed a call to customer service expecting a long, difficult battle, but was pleasantly...
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ASCAP Wants Royalties On Ringtones [Copyright]
: Not content to let the RIAA get all the recent publicity for stupid lawsuits, ASCAP has sued AT&T over sales of ringtones, saying each time a ringtone plays it's a public performance and royalties...
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Court Shanks Spammers With $3.7 Million Decision [Busted]
: These are already times for spammers,and it looks like things are getting even tougher, since a U.S. district court has ordered an international spam ring to cough up $3.7 million for filling your...
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Program Gives You Green For Being Green [It's Actually Pretty Easy To Be Green]
: A free service that lets you earn cash for trimming your energy use, My Emissions Exchange tracks your eco-friendly ways, turn your actions into carbon credits and sell them online to companies...
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Morning Deals [Sales]
: Banana Republic: [Apparel] New Banana Republic Coupon Code Extra 15% Off Sale + Free Shipping $100+Nabisco World: [Grocery] $55 in Kraft Coupons and Free Calendar with sign-up
Highlights From...
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Celebrate The Freedom Of Free Sega iPhone Games This Weekend [Free Stuff]
: Yet another reason to deepen my jealousy of everyone who has an iPhone. Sega is offering a free Independence Day-celebrating download of the puzzle game Columns Deluxe today through Sunday. The...
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Benefit Cosmetics Hopes You Buy More Of Their Defectively Packaged Product [Sephora]
: Brianna has never been much for high-end makeup, but she bought a bottle of Benefit's Benetint blush/lip tint at Sephora and brought it with her on a business trip. The cap broke, and she had to...
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Blue Redbox Experiencing A Severe Identity Crisis [Branding Fail]
: Chris spotted this Blue Redbox at a Wal-Mart. Poor, confused box.
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Robert Bowman graduated from college and ... [College]
: Robert Bowman graduated from college and law school despite great adversity, and passed the New York bar exam on his fourth try. Now, the state bar association refuses to admit him because of his...
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Hey, New Stockholders - What Kind Of Cars Should GM Make Now? [Government Motors]
: The U.S. and Canadian governments now own a substantial portion of General Motors. If that means that us taxpayers are the real owners. So Consumer Reports Cars wants to know: what do you think GM...
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iPhone 3G S Now Comes In Brown [IPhone]
: The iPhone 3G S does everything. It's a cell phone. It connects to the Internet! It's a compass and a GPS! And it can also function as a tiny space heater.
Almost since the release of the 3G S,...
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Digital Cameras for Traveling If you're ... []
: Digital Cameras for Traveling If you're hitting the road this weekend, or just happen to live somewhere striking, check out these cameras that Consumer Reports rated especially for travel based on...
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Can Billy Mays Move Product From Beyond The Grave? [Infomercials]
: Next week, direct-response marketing juggernaut Telebrands will roll out a new ad campaign for Jupiter Jack, a tiny gadget intended to turn your car radio into a giant cell phone speakerphone. The...
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McDonald's 10 lb. Bags of Ice Contain Less Than 7 lbs. [Fast Food Fraud]
: Did you know McDonald's sold bags of ice? It seems like ice-vending is just the start of that slippery slope down into the pit of conveniencestoredom, presaging the horrific day when you can buy...
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How To Deduct Ponzi Scheme Losses On Your Taxes [Tax Tips]
: Did you know that IRS revenue ruling 2009-20 can help you claim losses from Ponzi schemes? Here's what to do:
Step 1: Trust your life savings to a man who seemed nice at the Beth-El potluck supper....
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Top 10 Ironic Ads From History [Consumer Culture]
: Remember when you could buy barbiturates for the baby? Cover your house with asbestos? Or get heroin from the doctor? Okay, probably not, but thanks to the immortal beauty of advertising, you can...
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Rental Car Company Charges More In Taxes And Fees Than For Rental, Cites "Computer Error" [Fee Frenzy]
: Dick thought he was getting a fair deal by renting a car from Dollar for $28 a day. He was shocked to see that his bill had been jacked by nearly $130 in taxes and fees when he returned the car....
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FTC Brings The Thunder Down On Shysters [Crackdown]
: The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are going all Batman on scam artists who bilk unemployed people by offering phone jobs and money-making schemes with Operation Short Change, a...
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T-Mobile Coupons Save Your Cash AND Your Environment [It's Actually Pretty Easy To Be Green]
: Fashioning itself a jolly green giant, T-Mobile USA is getting in on money-saving and environmentalist fads by offering a Green Mobile Coupon application that lets its customers access coupons they...
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Hartley wanted to focus on racing
: Brendon Hartley says he put his Red Bull Formula 1 third driver role on hold for the rest of the season to give himself space to concentrate properly on his racing efforts
Germany preview quotes: Brawn
: Germany preview quotes: Brawn
Brawn: Team stronger for Germany
: Ross Brawn is adamant his team will have emerged stronger from a disappointing British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
McLaren revises development approach
: McLaren has adopted a more considered approach to improving its troublesome MP4-24, after deciding that the scatter-gun tactic of throwing new bits onto the car as quickly as possible was not best.
Germany preview quotes: McLaren
: Germany preview quotes: McLaren
Germany preview quotes: BMW
: Germany preview quotes: BMW
BMW targets upturn with revised parts
: BMW Sauber is to bring an upgraded version of its double-decker diffuser, plus a raft of mechanical updates, to the German Grand Prix in a bid to turn around its disappointing form.
Valencia circuit to reduce seat capacity
: The Valencia street circuit is planning to reduce its seat capacity for this year's European Grand Prix.
Virgin set for Manor GP move
: Virgin's switch from sponsoring Brawn GP to the new Manor team has been all but confirmed, after the Guardian newspaper published on Friday a leaked email saying the deal was done.
Bulgaria looks to secure GP for 2011
: Bulgaria is looking to secure a place on the Formula 1 calendar in 2011 next week, when officials will meet with Bernie Ecclestone in Germany.
Piquet: No 2008-like Renault turnaround
: Renault's Nelson Piquet believes the team will struggle to repeat the turnaround in form it achieved in 2008 in the second half of this year
Dallara says F1 challenge 'fascinating'
: Gian Paolo Dallara says building a Formula 1 car for the Campos Meta team will be a 'fascinating' challenge for the Italian company.
Fry: Barrichello overdue a victory
: Brawn CEO Nick Fry believes that Rubens Barrichello deserves to win grands prix this year despite only beating team-mate Jenson Button once in the first eight races of the season
No plans for team orders, says Red Bull
: Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists that there will be no team orders between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber unless only one of them is in contention for the title later in the season
Glock not ruling out Toyota wins
: Timo Glock has not ruled out Toyota being able to challenge for its first Formula 1 victory this season despite admitting that the team has lost some ground to Brawn and Red Bull since the start of the season
Q and A with Jaime Alguersuari
: Q and A with Jaime Alguersuari
Alguersuari eyes 2010 STR race seat
: Jaime Alguersuari is targeting a 2010 race seat with Scuderia Toro Rosso after being confirmed as reserve driver for both Red Bull F1 teams
Tyre disparity to be reduced at four GPs
: Bridgestone has announced that there will be a smaller than usual gap between its tyre compounds in the Hungarian, European, Belgian and Italian Grands Prix
Alguersuari becomes Red Bull reserve
: Reigning British Formula 3 champion Jaime Alguersuari will take over Red Bull reserve duties from Brendon Hartley from the German Grand Prix
Nakajima positive despite points drought
: Kazuki Nakajima is confident that his Formula 1 points drought will end soon - after seeing good results slip through his fingers in the past two races.
Brawn: Progress needed to fight RBR
: Ross Brawn thinks his team will need to deliver a step forward in performance at the German Grand Prix to fight off the renewed challenge from Red Bull Racing, even though tyre temperatures were a key factor in his team's defeat at Silverstone.
Theissen: Overtaking rules need work
: Formula 1 teams need to do more to help improve overtaking in the sport, claims BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen.
Gracia: Mosley could run for re-election
: Carlos Gracia, the head of the Spanish motorsports federation, says he would not be surprised if Max Mosley put himself up for another term as FIA president, in the wake of claims made by the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) last week.
Q and A with Heikki Kovalainen
: Q and A with Heikki Kovalainen
Kovalainen: McLaren learned from 2009
: McLaren's current struggles may suggest it has made little progress in getting to the bottom of what has gone wrong this year, but Heikki Kovalainen is convinced that the team will not make the same errors with its 2010 car.
Donington rebuild to begin in August
: Donington Park boss Simon Gillett says construction work on the circuit's redevelopment plan will begin on August 1, ahead of its scheduled return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2010
Manor unsure how new rules affect plans
: Manor Grand Prix team principal John Booth believes it is too soon to know whether the new cost-cutting regulations agreed between the FIA and the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) last week will affect his team's plans to compete in the 2010 Formula 1 world championship
Mosley 'urged' to stand for re-election
: FIA president Max Mosley has revealed that he is under pressure to stand for re-election from other members of the sports governing body, after admitting that he does not expect to receive the apology he demanded from Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) president Luca di Montezemolo on Thursday
Ferrari may shift focus on to 2010 car
: Ferrari has dropped a firm hint that it will soon switch its focus on to the 2010 car, with its current F60 having failed to prove a match for the race-winning Brawn and Red Bull Racing cars
Montezemolo wants end to political rows
: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has called for an immediate stop to the latest political wrangling hanging over the sport, as he believes fans are tired of the bickering
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