" It was a triumph for secularism that, as Paul Leicester Ford wrote only half in jest, "should have made the true Puritan turn in his grave.

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May also shared vocals with Beck on songs like How High The Moon and Vaya con Dios, which were made famous by Paul and Mary Ford.

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Foundations created by Henry Ford and John Paul Getty bestow millions on good causes every year.

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"Car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications represent the next major advancements in vehicle safety, " said Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, Ford Research and Innovation.

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In his later years O'Quinn, childless, unmarried, workaholic and recovering alcoholic, found solace in building one of the world's finest collections of automobiles--Dusenbergs, Bugattis, even the original Popemobile, a 1975 Ford Escort once owned by Karol Wojtyla before he became Pope John Paul II.

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"With Mitt Romney losing ground to President Obama in the polls, I don't see the selection of Paul Ryan as 'risky, ' I see the choice as bold and necessary, " Republican consultant Ford O'Connell told CNN.

CNN: August 13, 2012 -- Updated 0242 GMT (1042 HKT)