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Push much faster for fuel efficiency
Four-dollar-per-gallon gasoline and rising electricity prices are the result of decades of failed American energy policy - a policy that has focused on giveaways to oil and gas companies while ignoring the fuel economy of our cars and trucks and failing...Tags: George Bush, Executive Branch, Energy Saving, Prices, Petroleum Industry
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Documentary steps inside Abu Ghraib prison
Los Angeles Times"Standard Operating Procedure" is not the first documentary on Iraq. It's not the first film on America's embrace of torture as a weapon of choice. It's not even the first picture to focus on the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. What it is is the first...Tags: Film Festivals, Errol Morris, Danny Elfman, Abusive Behavior, Photography
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Social-studies standards in Florida face shake-up
Sentinel Staff WriterAs far as the experts are concerned, Florida's blueprint for teaching social studies gets D's and F's. They call the teaching standards superficial and confusing, forcing teachers to cover vast periods -- ancient Egypt to modern times -- in a single...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Orange County (Florida), History, Florida Department of Education, Social Sciences
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Tips for taking fireworks pictures
Editor's note: This is the time of year when we get a lot of questions from people seeking tips on shooting fireworks displays with their digital cameras. This special edition of Feedback was written by Photo Editor Dennis Tennant, who coaches our own...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), House and Home, Photography
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School rules eased for Md.
Sun reporterMaryland schools with only a small group of students who can't pass state tests will no longer be labeled as failing and be forced to make draconian changes under a plan approved yesterday by the U.S. Department of Education. Maryland was one of six...Tags: Charter Schools, Brooklyn Park, Teaching and Learning
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Have your say about Lake County lawn-watering limits
Sentinel Staff WriterCentral Florida's water woes are expected to grow worse because of a growing population. To conserve the precious resource, the St. Johns River Water Management District is proposing to limit watering to once a week from November through March and no...Tags: St. Johns River Water Management District, Local Authority, Water Restrictions, Tavares
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McCain's energy record is on/off
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCrisscrossing the country over the last two weeks to promote his energy plans, Sen. John McCain promised a forceful national strategy to combat global warming and end U.S. dependence on foreign oil. "We must steer far clear of the errors and false...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, The White House, Energy, Energy Saving
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Des Moines mayor: tap water as good as bottled
The city's mayor wants to drain the city's bottled water supply. Mayor Frank Cownie says he will propose that the city stop the use of bottled water in city buildings and encourage employees to drink tap water instead. Cownie supported a resolution at...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Food Safety, Regional Authority, Water Supply, Food Industry
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Carmakers say fuel economy proposal too aggressive
AP Auto WriterA lobbying group for 10 major automakers said Tuesday the government is underestimating the cost of increasing fuel economy standards and wants those standards to go into effect too quickly. In a 77-page response to a request for comments on the...Tags: Mitsubishi Motors Corp., General Motors Corp., Consumers, Automotive Equipment, Chrysler LLC
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Homeland Security report faults care of detained immigrants
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAn internal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general into the deaths of immigrants detained by the government has recommended better access to medical care, stronger oversight and general improvements in detention...Tags: Immigration, Defense, Injuries, Wars and Interventions, Medical Conditions
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