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How can you tell Congress from a shopping bazaar?

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Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Jerry Ralph Curry explains how congressmen use legislation to promote self-interest. Richard Bryan nearly succeeded in passing a bill requiring an unrealistic 40 mile-per-gallon CAFE standard, until a study refuted his arguments.

Laws, regulations and rules, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Legislators, Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, Curry, Jerry Ralph

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Brookville, Ohio, announces its 1997 models

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Brookville Roadsters owners Ray Gollahon, his family and 25 employees produce Model A Ford bodies in a little factory in Brookville, OH. Gollahon sells the bodies as part of a kit, which also includes a frame, suspension and brakes, for under $10,000.

Management, Equipment and supplies, Column, Automobile industry, Vintage automobiles, Vintage cars, Brookville Roadsters Inc., Ford Model A (Automobile)

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First-class travelers

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A Lexus LS400, an Infiniti Q45, a Jaguar XJ6, a BMW 740i and a Mercedes-Benz E240 were taken on a road test to compare their performance. The results of the test and a rating of the five luxury sedans are presented.

Testing, Luxury automobiles, Mercedes-Benz E-Class (Automobile), BMW 7-Series (Automobile), Infiniti Q45 (Automobile), Lexus LS 400 (Automobile), Jaguar XJ6 (Automobile)

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