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Toyota to Build First Lexus in the U.S.
KickingTiresToyota launched its Lexus division in September 1989 with two 1990 models at opposite ends of the spectrum: the LS 400, a rear-drive V-8 flagship, and the ES 250, a front-drive cousin to the plebian Camry. In their first month,......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Chrysler, Toyota, Vehicles
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2013 Toyota Venza Priced at $28,510
KickingTiresWhen the updated-for-2013 Toyota Venza goes on sale next week, it'll start at $28,510 (including an $810 destination fee). The midsize wagon gets exterior styling tweaks and more standard and available features for the new model year. Trim levels LE,........Tags: Science and Technology, Prices, Standards
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Toyota to Export U.S.-Built Camrys to South Korea
KickingTiresToyota announced today it will export Camry sedans from Kentucky and Indiana to South Korea, making it the sixth U.S.-built vehicle the Japanese automaker exports. About 7,000 Camry sedans will ship from assembly plants in Georgetown, Ky., and Lafayette,...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Toyota, Manufacturing and Engineering, South Korea, Plant Openings
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Honda's U.S. factory: 'Canary in coal mine' to dam-breaker
KickingTiresBy James R. Healey USA TODAY When Japan's Honda Motor announced in 1980 its then-radical decision to build cars in the U.S., the auto business collectively said, "What?" Volkswagen, alone among foreign car companies, was trying limited U.S. production,...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, South Korea, Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.
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An American Family Goes American-Made on ABC News
KickingTiresBuying American is a noble cause, but it can be difficult to do these days. Armed with Cars.com???s American-Made Index, ABC News reporters David Muir and Sharyn Alfonsi joined the Stewart family from Hillsdale, N.J., as they shopped for a......Tags: Vehicles, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Friday's heat shattered records all over the place
Maryland WeatherHere are some of the high temperature records broken and set on Friday, from the National Weather Service:Newark, NJ: 108 degrees, breaking the 101-degree record for the date, and the 105-degree all-time high set Aug. 9, 2001. Records began in......Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Central Park, Washington (U.S. state), New York City, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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2012 Toyota Camry Arriving Sooner Than Expected
KickingTiresToyota has pushed forward the introduction date of its redesigned 2012 Toyota Camry by two weeks, according to USA Today. The car should be available at dealerships by mid-September. Originally, the family sedan was supposed to arrive in October. Toyota.....Tags: Toyota, Passenger Cars, USA Today, Car Guides and Reviews
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Religion's role in elections past, present
The Swampby Rona Marech When it became known in late 1976 that the Plains Baptist Church had a 12-year-old policy on its books that excluded "blacks and other civil rights agitators" from worshiping there, its most prominent member - soon-to-be-president Jimmy.......Tags: Education, Christianity, Nevada, Social Issues, Religion and Belief
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McCain's Democratic, Indy crew
The Swampby Mark Silva In 2000, there was a group known as Democrats for Bush. It wasn't a big group, but they made their point, and a lot of them got appointments after Bush won the White House. Now, with apologies......Tags: Public Officials, Massachusetts, Republican Party, Colorado, New York
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Nassau fundraiser-lawyer tapped as health adviser
Spin CycleA controversy that swirled around the SentosaCare company???s hiring of staff for its nursing homes appears to have left unscathed the political standing of Howard Fensterman, the firm???s lead counsel and a major Long Island campaign fundraiser. On...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, New York, Ethics, Social Issues, Religion and Belief
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Joe Biden: Barack Obama's running mate
The Swampby James Oliphant and Mark Silva DENVER -- Sen. Joe Biden, a Delaware Democrat with decades of experience in foreign and domestic policy, will join Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on the Democratic Party's 2008 presidential ticket, the Obama campaign......Tags: Civil Unrest, Crime, Law and Justice, Upper House, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton
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Bush OKs US forces in Pakistan: report
The Swampby Frank James One of the day's most intriguing and important stories is the New York Times piece which reports that President Bush issued secret orders in July to let the U.S. military launch Special Forces ground operations in......Tags: Civil Unrest, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, National Government, Government
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