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Cars.com News Briefs: April 12, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Federal investigators have extended a Jeep Wrangler probe to the 2007-09 and 2011-12 model years, The Detroit News reports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation late last month...Tags: Car Engine Repair, New Products, Manufacturing and Engineering, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automotive Equipment
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Winds raise fire hazard today, cold tonight
Maryland WeatherAnother gorgeous, late-winter day in Baltimore today, with sunshine and forecast highs near 60 degrees, well above the average. But low pressure moving across Quebec will mean breezy conditions in Central Maryland and an enhanced danger of wildfires.The...Tags: Weather, Baltimore Weather, Getaway Travel, Travel, Weather Reports
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Ford Recalls 1.1 Million F-150, F-250 Trucks
KickingTiresFord is recalling 1.1 million trucks because in certain cold-weather states, road chemicals can corrode the fuel tank straps. This could lead to both fuel lines detaching from the tank or the tank falling off entirely and hitting the ground.......Tags: West Virginia, Minnesota, Iowa, Washington, DC, Missouri
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Hydrogen Explosion Deals Blow to Fuel Cell Advocates
KickingTiresFor the past decade or so, numerous automakers have been researching the use of hydrogen fuel for next-generation automobiles. Until the recent announcements of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, fuel-cell vehicles like the Honda FCX Clarity looked like the....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Honda, Vehicles, Nissan
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NHTSA Investigates Ford F-150 Over Fuel Tank Straps
KickingTiresThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into whether the straps connecting fuel tanks to the 1997-2001 Ford F-150 pickup can corrode and fall off. In 28 of the 32 complaints NHTSA has received about this.....Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Emergency Incidents
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'Lessons learned:' Hundreds a day
The Swampby John Crewdson Introducing an occasional Swamp feature in which we attempt the vital but thankless task of keeping track of government's efforts to avoid admitting it has made a mistake by classifying the screw-up as a "lesson learned"--as though......Tags: Government, Hurricanes, Jeb Bush, Louisiana, Armed Forces
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ATF gets new building, challenges remain
The SwampAttorney General Michael Mukasey offered a flattering assessment of the history of the agency formerly known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at dedication ceremonies last week for ATF's new fortress-like headquarters building at 99 New York...Tags: Drunk Driving, National Security, Espionage and Intelligence, FBI, Firearms
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Bush thanks troops, Ted Stevens
The Swampby Katie Fretland Touting progress in Iraq, President Bush yesterday stopped at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, where he thanked both the troops and an indicted Sen. Ted Stevens for their support of the war. He said an Army......Tags: Government, Law Enforcement, National Security, Armed Forces, National Government
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Pakistan hotel bombing 'likely' al Qaeda
The SwampView of destruction caused by a bomb explosion at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept 20, 2008. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) by Frank James IntelCenter, an organization that monitors terrorist groups, says al Qaeda or related groups are...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Nabi, Terrorism, Hotels and Accommodations, Islam
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Skinhead plot against Obama charged
Spin CycleFrom the Associated Press: WASHINGTON - Federal agents have broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree, the ATF said Monday. In court records...Tags: Law Enforcement, Social Issues, Court Administration, Prosecution, Firearms
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Blackwater's ex-guards charged
The Swampby Frank James One of the ugliest episodes of the U.S.'s time in Iraq was the Sept. 16, 2007 shooting of dozens of unarmed civilians by armed security guards who worked for the contractor Blackwater Worldwide. Thirty four civilians......Tags: New Hampshire, Tennessee, Court Preliminary, Trials, Prosecution
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Iran's roadside bombs in Iraq subside
The Swampby Julian Barnes Iran has reduced the number of roadside bombs they are pushing into Iraq, a top military officer said today. Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, the head of the Pentagon's Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, said there had......Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Julian Barnes, Defense, Armed Forces, Bombings
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