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Cash-for-clunkers program runs out of gas

Jul. 31, 2009
The government's program has burned through its $1-billion budget in less than a week as car buyers swarmed dealerships. Federal officials are scrambling to find more money to keep it going With surprising swiftness, the government's cash for clunkers program has burned through its $1-billion...
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'Cash for Clunkers' set to get under way

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday any old cars involved in the new "Cash for Clunkers" program must meet revised ratings.

'Cash for clunkers' plan would take time

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- It's going to take time to set up a "cash for clunkers" car trade-in program that seems likely to pass the U.S. Congress, officials warn.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler