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Bikes or cars — who rules the road?
With gas prices soaring, many motorists are abandoning their cars for bicycles. But all those cyclists on the streets can pose significant problems for both drivers and other cyclists. Full story
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Gore pitches 10-year shift to clean energy
Former Vice President Al Gore says McCain and Obama are 'way ahead' of most politicians on the climate issue, but he wants every kilowatt of electricity produced through clean sources within 10 years. Full Story | Video
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Bikes or cars — who rules the road?
With gas prices soaring, many motorists are abandoning their cars for bicycles. But all those cyclists on the streets pose a significant problem: All those cyclists on the streets.
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Spikes in lake spook Seattle swimmers
Nearly 50 metal spikes were mysteriously planted in the shallows of an urban lake popular with swimmers, alarming Seattle residents and leading to a police investigation.
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Alaska park tests hybrid buses
For years, visitors wanting to see Denali National Park have had to ride school buses that polluted the air and spoiled the tranquillity with their noisy, carbon dioxide-spewing diesel engines.
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More colleges make dorms eco-friendly
More colleges are focusing on where students live, creating green residence halls that are becoming a hot destination for eco-minded students.
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Bin Laden driver to be 1st Gitmo trial test
A former driver for Osama bin Laden is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried for war crimes in a major test of the U.S. system for prosecuting alleged terrorists.
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Army to shoot live pigs for medical drill
The Army says it's critical to saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Animal-rights activists call the training cruel and outdated.
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Feds look to tighten English law for truckers
Manuel Castillo was driving a truck through Alabama hauling onions and left with a $500 ticket for something he didn't think he was doing: speaking English poorly.
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Pope urges all faiths to unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities — an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion.
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On birthday, Mandela urges rich to help poor
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity and by saying he wished he’d been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle.
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