Automobiles

“He called the death of American auto manufacturers virtually guaranteed,” Reid said in comments timed to coincide with Michigan's primary.

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Thirty-six cars parked on a frozen lake for a fishing tournament in Wisconsin fell through the ice. 

A terminal at the Sacramento International Airport was shut down because a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint was left unattended.

Ford is celebrating the opening of a new plant in China.

Airlines are raising fares because of rising gas prices.

Rick Santorum on Monday blamed the housing crisis on high gas prices. 

A union is attacking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's opposition to the bailouts for the U.S. auto industry in Ohio.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees released a campaign commercial Monday criticizing Romney in Ohio, which is both a crucial general-election swing state and a Super Tuesday primary state where voters will head to the polls next week.

In the ad, titled "Romney's World," the AFSCME says Romney "would have turned his back on us in the depths of the recession.

"But he supported giving the banks billions in bailouts," the 30-second ad continues. "That's Mitt's world. Why would we want to live in it?" 

“They’re a minus, but I don’t see them stopping things,” Buffett, an Obama supporter, told CNBC. 

With less than 24 hours until the polls open in the pivotal Michigan primary, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is again hammering Mitt Romney for his stance on the auto bailout.

Locked in a close battle for Tuesday’s Michigan primary, Mitt Romney traveled south to Florida on Sunday to attend the Daytona 500.

The Romney-backer Sunday defended the bailouts of the auto industry that have come under attack from GOP hopefuls.

Rick Santorum's presidential campaign is sponsoring the number 26 car at the Daytona 500.

Rising gas prices have brought another season of political gamesmanship between Republicans and Democrats.