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Former Gov. Claude Kirk to lie in state at Florida Capitol
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsUpdated Friday, Sept. 30, at 1:16 p.m. From the family, details of local memorial service for former Gov. Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Service: Funeral Service Honoring Former Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Open to Public and Media Date: Monday, October......Tags: Law Enforcement, Human Interest, Politics, Amusement and Theme Parks, Florida Highway Patrol
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Oprah VW Beetle Giveaway Finally Delivers
KickingTiresWhat's the nicest gift you've given your mother? Jewelry on her birthday? Flowers on Mother's Day? Seventy year-old Jewel Baker just got the keys to a 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. Baker, of Olympia Fields, Ill., won one of 271 redesigned Volkswagen......Tags: Orland Park, Pontiac, Tools and Hardware, BMW, Oprah Winfrey
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Would You Pay for Better Roads?
KickingTiresPaying more at the tollbooth for better roads is a question being discussed in and around Chicago, which happens to be home to Cars.com???s headquarters. That???s because the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has come up with a plan that......Tags: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Traffic, Travel, Jane Addams, Road Transportation
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Midwest Gas Prices Spike Overnight
KickingTiresMemorial Day came and went, and with it went lower gas prices for many in the Midwest. Overnight, gas stations around Chicago and Indianapolis raised prices significantly. In Elgin, Ill., a Chicago suburb, prices rose 40 cents in 24 hours,......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Human Interest, Cleveland Indians, Bloomington (Monroe, Indiana), Elgin
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Navigation Systems Put to the Test
KickingTiresOne of the most popular options available for new cars is a navigation system. Often these add $1,000 to $3,000 to the sticker price and can even be wrapped into more expensive packages. It???s certainly easier to swallow that slightly......Tags: Automotive Equipment, New Lenox, DVDs, BMW, Road Transportation
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Midwest Gas Prices Spike After Chicago-Area Oil Leak
KickingTiresGas prices in many parts of the country spiked dramatically over the weekend after oil leaked from a major pipeline near Chicago. Midwest prices are now 30 cents per gallon higher than the West Coast and 15 to 20 cents......Tags: Romeoville, Regional Authority, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, AAA
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Top 20 Cities with the Most Drunken Drivers
KickingTiresIn 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To prevent or curtail drunken-driving fatalities, nearly 1.43 million drivers were arrested in 2007 on suspicion of driving...Tags: Houston, Police Arrests, Memphis, Columbus, Texas
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Mileage Challenge 7.1: Efficient, Small and Fun
KickingTiresExpensive electric-powered cars are getting all the attention lately, but there are still plenty of small, efficient cars with small price tags being introduced on the market. For our latest mileage challenge we decided to take out three cars with......Tags: Politics, Prices, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Honda
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Chicago Plans Most-Electrified City in the U.S.
KickingTiresThe city of Chicago and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn today announced one of the most ambitious electric-vehicle infrastructure projects in the country, promising 280 charging stations in the city and surrounding region by the end of 2011. The $8.9 million........Tags: Nissan, Mitsubishi, Hybrid Vehicles, Government, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Obama's independence from that pulpit
The Swampby Mark Silva On this Sunday when a candidate's church again has become the focus of his campaign - something which Sen. Barack Obama has attempted to resolve by removing himself from that congregation - many voices will be raised.......Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Politics, Massachusetts, Mormonism
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Obama meets with Clinton in D.C.
The Swampby John McCormick Former Democratic presidential nomination rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton met privately this evening in Washington, Obama's campaign confirmed. The Illinois senator had been scheduled to fly back to Chicago this evening, but he...Tags: Illinois, Politics, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, New York
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Barack Obama: 'months' since last smoke
The Swampby John McCormick (The video above is from a previous discussion of Obama's efforts to quit smoking that he had on "The Ellen Degeneres Show.") ST. LOUIS - After touring a hospital cardiac unit today, Sen. Barack Obama said it......Tags: Health, Illinois, White House, Ellen DeGeneres, Health Treatments
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