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High Gas Prices, Fewer Car Deaths
Society & Culture  (tags: )

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StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - time.com
WASHINGTON) -- High gas prices could turn out to be a lifesaver for some drivers. The authors of a new study say gas prices are causing driving declines that could result in a third fewer auto deaths annually, with the most dramatic drop likely to be among
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Japan's Fishermen: 'We're Dying'
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StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - cnn.com
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Two hundred thousand boats sat idle in Japan, as fishermen across the nation took to the streets on Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices.
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U.S. Gas: So Cheap It Hurts
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Mels
StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - money.cnn.com
Relatively low taxes have kept pump prices far below most other developed nations, which some say is precisely why the current runup is so painful.
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Bankruptcies Loom for Airlines - Report
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Mels
StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - money.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Thousands of layoffs, hundreds of grounded planes and 21 price increases may not have been enough to save the embattled airline industry from the damaging effects of high fuel prices.
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Gas, Diesel Hit New Records
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StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - money.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Fuel prices rose to new record highs overnight, a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Wednesday.
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Housing Rebound: When to Spot One
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StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - money.cnn.com
Money Magazine) -- This is already one of the worst national housing downturns in half a century. But what's really scary is that judging from the still-huge overhang of unsold homes - one of the key indicators of the market's prospects - things could get
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Child Bride Gets Divorced After Rape, Beatings
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Mels
StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - cnn.com
SANAA, Yemen (CNN) -- Nujood Ali is 10 years old, but she already has been married and divorced. It was an arranged marriage in which she said a husband three times her age routinely beat and raped her.
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Source: FBI Investigating Indymac for Fraud
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StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - cnn.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI is investigating Indymac Bancorp for fraud, a source tells CNN. A source tells CNN that the FBI is investigating California-based Indymac Bancorp.
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Cruise Ship Detained in New York Harbor
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Mels
StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - abclocal.go.com
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A 637-foot cruise ship carrying approximately 1,200 passengers and crew is being detained in New York Harbor after a routine safety inspection revealed significant hull damage and numerous discrepancies.
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9/11 Billboard Draws Flak From Florida Democrats, GOP
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StarsButterflies - 7 days ago - cnn.com
(CNN) -- A Florida man is using billboards with an image of the burning World Trade Center to encourage votes for a Republican presidential candidate, drawing criticism for politicizing the 9/11 attacks.
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I want to wish you all a very happy birthday! Sorry I have not responded individually at this time.  I hope your days are filled with love and happiness!HugsMels
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8 Pentagon Looks at Cuts in Iraq, Additions in AfghanistanUS Politics & Gov't  (tags: ) Mels - 7 days ago - cnn.com WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two top Pentagon officials said Wednesday they expect to be able to recommend troops cuts in Iraq ...


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by Lisa Hernandez SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The owners of a prize-winning bulldog have doubled the reward for his safe return to $2,000. The dog used to go to work with his owner every day at a print shop in Santa Ana, but Bubba apparently snuck out of...
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HOPING EVERYONE HAS A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!
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