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Daily News Briefs: May 11, 2012
KickingTiresThe Detroit News reports President Barack Obama has joined Democrats in taking issue with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's claim that he deserves credit for the resurgence of GM and Chrysler. Romney said last Monday that he pushed for a......Tags: Nissan, Toyota, Barack Obama, Volkswagen, Passenger Cars
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'Reinventing Fire': How the Automobile Fits Into the Future of Energy
KickingTiresWhat if someone told you there will soon be cars on the market that get 125 to 240 mpg? What if that same person told you it's possible to phase out oil entirely by 2050 and run a 158% larger......Tags: Health, Audi, Consumers, Services and Shopping, Travel
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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresA U.S. Air Force top-secret experimental space plane, known as Boeing X-37B, landed at Cape Canaveral, Fla., last week after a 220-day mission. The unmanned craft was designed to operate at speeds of 17,500 mph. So what vehicle has the......Tags: Armed Forces, Subaru, Vehicles, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Air Force brass: Name that tanker
The SwampArtist's depiction of a KC-45A refueling a B-2 stealth bomber. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp) by Aamer Madhani The Government Accountability Office is still pondering Boeing Co.'s appeal on the Air Force's decision to award a $35 billion tanker...Tags: Armed Forces, Contracts, Defense, Politics, Aerospace Manufacturing
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GAO to Air Force: Reopen tanker contract
The Swamp(AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp) by Aamer Madhani and Julie Johnsson The Government Accountability Office today called on the Air Force to reopen the bidding process on a $35 billion contract to overhaul the service's Eisenhower-era aerial refueling...Tags: Michael Gordon, Armed Forces, Contracts, Patty Murray, Defense
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Special interests: Tankers, ethanol
Spin CycleA pair of stories that will leave you amazed about how rapidly Washington is changing, with two reformist candidates like McCain and Obama facing off: Newsweek looks at http://www.newsweek.com/id/142658McCain weighing in on behalf of the European...Tags: Tom Daschle
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Will Pentagon re-bid tanker deal?
The Swampby Aamer Madhani updated at 6:20 p.m. More than a week has passed since government auditors called on the Pentagon to reopen the bidding of a $35 billion contract to overhaul the Air Force's tanker fleet, but Defense Secretary Robert......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, Contracts, Justice System, Patty Murray
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Obama in red, white and blue
The SwampFrom Monday's Chicago Tribune by John McCormick To some ears, his name sounds foreign. His father was not an American citizen. Many of his relatives live overseas. And a portion of his own childhood was spent abroad. Every presidential candidate......Tags: Armed Forces, George H.W. Bush, John McCain, Barack Obama, National Government
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Obama: Kuwait, Afghanistan and a boost from Maliki
Spin CycleSo, Obama, after a stopover to visit with troops and play some hoops in Kuwait, has now landed in Afghanistan, which apparently will precede Iraq on his foreign trip over the next week. A couple of good things have......Tags: Armed Forces, Travel, Services and Shopping, Jack Reed, National Government
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Lafayette: Subaru's Green Movement Begins Here
KickingTiresBy Eamonn Brennan Cars.com As gas prices soar, drivers are thinking green and car companies are struggling to adapt to a future of diesels, hybrids, fuel cells and beyond. Not all companies are reacting the same way. Some are standing......Tags: 5K Run, Services and Shopping, Environmental Issues, Toyota, Metal and Mineral
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Pentagon pushing to finish tanker deal
The SwampAn F-16 aligns with the boom from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker as part of a training exercise over California. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, file) by Aamer Madhani and Julie Johnsson, updated at 4:20 pm ET Pentagon officials have re-opened the......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, Justice System, Robert Gates, Parliament
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Pentagon cancels tanker competition
The SwampBy Aamer Madhani The Pentagon announced today that it has canceled the controversial competition to replace the Air Force's Eisenhower-era fleet of aerial refueling tankers after defense officials concluded they can't pick a winner before the conclusion...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, Justice System, Contracts, Robert Gates
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