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First story:
Lead:

About 1,000 cars awaiting collision repairs have been locked up since M2 Automotive Inc., which has 27 centers in California, went out of business and the vehicles will remain off limits to their owners until the company's assets are sold, officials at a liquidation agency said Thursday.

*headdesk* quote:

"If people would just relax, we'll get them their vehicles back when we get qualified people out."

Are you driving them to work, asshole?

Second story:
Lead:

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has expressed concern at the progress of democracy and media curbs in Russia.

*headdesk* quote:

"There should not be so much concentration of power just in the presidency, there needs to be an independent media ... so that the Russian people can debate and decide together the democratic future of Russia."

*looks at article*
*looks at White House*
*looks at article*
*looks at White House*

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