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Questions about trading in that clunker

Jul. 18, 2009
The federal cash-for-clunkers program goes live Friday. Before then, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration still has a lot of work to do - including signing up dealers, posting a list of eligible cars and dealers on its Web site, and answering...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler