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A man from Ohio who threatened to burn an insurance company after an argument over its marketing policy was recently jailed. Forty-three year old Charles Papenfus was put behind bars last month after failing to post bail over terrorism charges. Papenfus was unable to come up with $45,000 to get temporary freedom while his case was still pending.

According to investigators, the trouble started when a car insurance firm sent a letter to Papenfus, warning that their car’s warranty was about to expire. Angered by the communication, Papenfus phoned the insurance company to complain.

Mr. Papenfus’ lawyer, Douglas Forsyth, says that an argument ensued between his client and a marketing representative from the firm. Read the rest of this entry »

Even from 50 feet away, the CTS-

V in racing form looks wonderfully trick. When you get close and see so many gorgeously fabricated brackets and carbon bits and a steel cage, you can’t help thinking this car must have cost a mint.

But GM Racing’s Dave Spitzer won’t say how much. Half a million? Way high, he responds. We got a lot of that—"I don’t want to answer that"—from Spitzer as we walked around the car at its birthplace at Pratt & Miller’s shop in New Hudson, Michigan. Read the rest of this entry »