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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Harley Davidson

Harley Davidson stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - Twenty-five Harley-Davidsons roared into the center of New Delhi yesterday, loudly proclaiming that the US brand is ready to take on India, the Washington Post reports. The motorcycle’s long-awaited arrival consummates the 2007 mangoes-for-motorcycles trade pact between the US and India, in which the US agreed to allow... More »

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India • motorcycle • Harley Davidson • trade deal

TRAVEL

 Niche Cruises Set Sail 

Specialty vacations offer chance to indulge motorbike, fashion and au naturale fantasies

Jan 31, 09 2:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Increasingly popular niche cruises offer seafarers a chance to indulge in all manner of hobbies, fantasies and obsessions on the high seas, reports Travel and Leisure: For instance:
  • Star Trek/Buffy the Vampire Slayer: This week-long cruise offers fan conventions complete with autograph-signing celebs, star-studded karaoke and a chance
... More »

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motorcycle • vacation • Carnival Cruise Lines • Harley Davidson • Pink Floyd • cruise ships • cruises • Star Trek • holiday travel • cruise lines • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • niche

MARKET Open

 Dow Dives Below 8,000 

Dow sees big-time dip

Jan 23, 09 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a dive at the open, following big losses in Europe and more lousy earnings reports, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow tumbled 210 points to below 8,000, while the Nasdaq and S&P dove 2.1% and 2.6% respectively. Financials came under renewed pressure,... More »

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stock market • General Electric • Nasdaq • Capital One • Dow • Harley Davidson • S&P 500 • Xerox

 Saudis Go Hog Wild 

Motorcycles catch on in Muslim country

Nov 24, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - In the eyes of religious conservatives, this Saudi motorcycle gang may as well be the Hell’s Angels. But the Muslim professionals in the Riyadh Harley Owners Club do pull over to pray, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Despite the region's religious taboos, strict laws, and stereotypes, motorcycle riding is... More »

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Saudi Arabia • motorcycle • Harley Davidson

 All-American Harleys 
 Take Off in Mideast 

Lebanon bike tour celebrates iconic rides

Oct 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - It may seem incongruous, but in a region rife with anti-American sentiment, the all-American symbol has found a home: Harley-Davidsons are on the rise in the Middle East, even in conservative countries like Saudi Arabia. The hogs’ popularity was marked this month by Lebanon’s first-ever Harley-Davidson tour, which saw... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • motorcycle • Harley Davidson

 Ads Tap Into That
 'Mad-as-Hell'
 Feeling 

Companies use consumer rage to sell

Jun 26, 08 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advertisers are feeling our pain. So they're tapping into consumer rage over rising prices by saying "we understand," and using that to sell products and services. Take a Southwest ad that asks what the competitors have been smoking. "Apparently, your rolled-up $20s," it quips. A legion... More »

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advertising • Jackson Hewitt • consumer • Eastman Kodak • Harley Davidson • Southwest Airlines • trend • Versus cable

 Vietnam Vets in Hog Heaven 

Rolling Thunder roars into DC to honor vets

May 26, 08 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Harleys roared past Washington's Vietnam Veterans Memorial yesterday in what has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition: the "iron salute" of members of national veterans organization Rolling Thunder.  It's a festival of engines, leather, denim and patriotism, reports the Washington Post. More »

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White House • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • Harley Davidson • George W. Bush • Memorial Day • Vietnam Veterans Memorial • Fourth of July • Rolling Thunder • POW/MIA

Hog Wild: Harley-Davidson Museum Will Open in 2008

The giant Milwaukee complex celebrates 105 years of motorcycle history

Sep 1, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elvis may have left the building, but his Harley will be there, along with a custom-built 13 footer dubbed "King Kong," when the Harley-Davidson hall of fame opens in hometown Milwaukee in 2008. The 20-acre museum hopes to draw 350,000 visitors a year, from bus loads of... More »

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Milwaukee • museum • motorcycle • Harley Davidson • King Kong

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