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A road trip comparison test of the Honda Accord wagon, Mercury Sable wagon, Mitsubishi Diamante wagon, Subaru Legacy wagon, and Toyota Camry wagon. 

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Many factors have contributed to the sharp increase in oil and natural gas prices in recent years. While some are outside Washington's control-most notably the rapidly growing global demand for energy-others are the result of policy mistakes made by the federal government during the 1990s. Correcting these mis­takes would significantly improve the nation's future energy prospects and should form the core of the fed­eral government's energy agenda for 2006.

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To achieve a broader defense structure and implement policies thatdo not involve adding additional layers of bureaucracy to analready congested problem, the U.S. and Canada should focus onbetter coordination on visa policies and trade security, increasedcross-border law enforcement, enhanced cooperation in maritimesecurity, and renewed efforts to spur private development ofcross-border infrastructure.

The global warming policy debate is increasing the calls forreduction of carbon-dioxide and other greenhouse-gas emissions. The proposal to allow the EPA to broadly regulate emissions under theClean Air Act will impose higher costs on U.S. industries, leadingto slower economic growth and lower employment. This will causedecreased productivity of U.S. industries and lower returns onequity.

A shooting outside a Florida high school football game has left one person dead and sent players and spectators scrambling to safety

The U.S. Navy has held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom in the Persian Gulf

San Francisco’s former public works director was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for steering public contracts and taking pricey gifts in a corruption case that ensnared several City Hall officials and insiders

An airplane bumped into another plane while backing up at Logan International Airport in Boston, prompting an investigation