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Government probes Ford, Mazda brake lights
Dec 9 2005 9:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has opened a probe into the brake lights on the Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series trucks from the 2003-05 model years.
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Justice: Padilla can't challenge detention
Dec 9 2005 9:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. citizen Jose Padilla's legal challenge to his three-year stay in a military jail without charges should be dismissed because he now stands accused of a crime, the Justice Department told a federal appeals court Friday.
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High gas, heating prices seen through 2006
Dec 9 2005 9:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People may have to get used to high gasoline and heating costs since tight energy markets are projected through 2006, industry and government officials said Friday.
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Fan importer to pay fine over defects
Dec 9 2005 9:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The importer of defective floor fans will pay $500,000 in civil penalties for failing to promptly disclose reports of fires and other problems involving the fans, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.
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Snow didn't violate rules, inspector says
Dec 9 2005 5:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal investigators have concluded that Treasury Secretary John Snow did not violate conflict-of-interest rules in inadvertently investing in the bonds of two government-sponsored mortgage giants.
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Consumer groups want change to recall rules
Dec 9 2005 1:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two consumer groups asked a federal appeals court Friday to throw out a rule allowing the government's highway safety agency to limit some vehicle recalls by region.
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Soft concrete could aid in runway overruns
Dec 9 2005 12:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many older airports squeezed next to dense city neighborhoods, bodies of water or steep drop-offs don't have room to allow the 1,000-foot safety margin at the end of the runway that the federal government considers adequate.
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Old money on display at Smithsonian
Dec 9 2005 10:26AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As long as there's been money, there have been counterfeiters. An exhibit at the National Museum of American History reinforces that axiom.
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