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• Major automakers report U.S. sales plunge
Subaru’s U.S. sales rose by 0.3 percent to 187,699 vehicles from 187,208 in 2007, as consumers snapped up its top-selling Forester and Impreza models. Ford said it sold 138,458 light vehicles last month, down from 204,787 in December 2007. But even ...
• City Puts Brakes On Cars For Employees
Several city agencies have been ordered to give up about 700 city-owned vehicles in a move that could save $20 million over the next two years, according to a published report. The New York Times reported that the police, parks and health departments ...
• Taliban tall tale claims 5,220 foreigners killed
The Taliban claims its forces last year killed 5,220 foreign troops, downed 31 aircraft, destroyed 2,818 NATO and Afghan vehicles and killed 7,552 Afghan soldiers and police. Though third-party observers can rarely confirm casualty claims on the ...
• Bush says Israel has the right to defend itself
The only vehicles on the road were fire engines, ambulances and press cars. Unmanned Israeli planes and Apache helicopters circled overhead. "Hamas has sustained a very harsh blow," Barak told parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee ...
• States eye taxing miles driven, not gasoline
PORTLAND, Ore. - A growing number of states are exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged ...