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First Drive: 2010 Ford Transit Connect
KickingTiresThe last time a peculiar, box-shaped car from overseas was sprung on the U.S. market, it was a surprise hit. Don't let the boxy styling and relatively minuscule four-cylinder fool you, though ??? this is no Scion xB. The 2010......Tags: Small Businesses, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Ford
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Nissan to Unveil New Electric Vehicle Aug. 2
KickingTiresNissan announced via Twitter earlier today that it would introduce its all-new electric vehicle at an event in Japan on Aug. 2. The EV will go on sale sometime in 2010 and is described as being able to ???comfortably seat......Tags: Nissan, Services and Shopping, Twitter, Inc., Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles
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Audi Promotes Diesel Engines Over Hybrids
KickingTiresWhile all the hype may surround hybrids, plug-ins and electric vehicles, Audi has chosen to push clean-diesel engines as an efficient alternative to standard gasoline-powered cars. You???ve probably already seen the ads for the diesel Q7 SUV that the...Tags: Audi, Passenger Cars, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Volkswagen
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Merkel: Climate right for climate action
The Swampby Mark Silva German Chancellor Angela Merkel, among the European leaders who have pressed the United States hardest on the question of climate change, is arriving in Washington for a meeting with President Barack Obama as the House prepares to......Tags: Lobbying, Collin Peterson, Angela Merkel, Ecosystems, Summits
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Obama, midway '09: 'When it gets hard'
The Swampby Mark Silva "This is when it gets hard,'' President Barack Obama says, half way through 2009, with a sweeping accounting of actions taken in little more than five months in office. "This is when the criticism gets louder, when......Tags: Republican Party, Health Insurance, Services and Shopping, Consumers, Wages and Pensions
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Biden in Iraq: Withdrawal on track
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced landing in Iraq today for a two-day series of meetings with Iraqi leaders and U.S. troops. The traveling pool report from the ground says that Biden "will try......Tags: White House, Government, Jalal Talabani, Joe Biden, United Nations
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Chinese Government May Ax Hummer Deal
KickingTiresChina???s state-run radio has reported that the country is likely to reject a Chinese company???s bid to buy Hummer from GM because the brand conflicts with the country???s environmental goals. Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery lacks the expertise to...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Newspapers, Vehicles, Hummer
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Dealers Must Sign Up for Cash For Clunkers
KickingTiresWe???ve been covering the Cash for Clunkers legislation as closely as possible, and one tidbit that hasn???t been noted is new-car dealers must register with the government to take part in the program. The proposed start date of CARS (Car......Tags: Passenger Cars, Services and Shopping, Vehicles
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Obama: Brand-name marketing lesson
The Swampby Mark Silva Barack Obama is "a successful brand.'' And the man who managed the president's election campaign told fellow marketers at a convention on the French Riviera, in Cannes, today that a combination of digital and grassroots marketing is......Tags: Google Inc., Getty Images Inc., Illinois, Government, Barack Obama
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Firefighters victims of discrimination
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, with the court holding that employers should not rely on "raw racial statistics" to set......Tags: Civil Rights, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Politics, Court Administration
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Healthcare reform: 'Defining moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva Calling this "a defining moment'' in the nation's history, President Barack Obama today framed the debate over healthcare reform as a matter of rebuilding a strong, competitive economy. "If we don't act,'' Obama says, "if we let......Tags: Health, Health Insurance, Medical Services, Private Health Care, Edward M. Kennedy
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Don't ask, don't tell: Iraq vet's repeal duty
The Swampby Josh Drobnyk The congressional effort to reverse the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military has landed on the desk of Rep. Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran and Bronze Star winner who......Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, West Point, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Edward M. Kennedy
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