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Can a Simple Thing like Rising Gas Prices Derail Both The Economy and Barack Obama's Re-Election

Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:04pm — Sin-Mao Yang

It’s hard to think that increasing gas prices alone can derail the economy and Barack Obama’s re-election along with it, but the media certainly makes it seem possible with their headlines.

I remember during the summer of 2008 - in the heat of the presidential election - we encountered the same issue. Democrats tried to blame higher gas prices on then president George W. Bush. There were talk of opening up our oil reserves, more drilling, and regulating speculators.

How Autonomous Cars Are About to Change Our Future

Most car enthusiasts hate the idea of cars that can drive themselves. But autonomous cars will get here faster than most people realize. Slowly but surely, automobiles are doing more of our driving for us. It's only a matter of time before they take over completely.

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Parents of teen who died texting and driving: 'Kids think they're invincible'

Bright, outgoing college teen Taylor Sauer proved in the last minutes of her life she knew right from wrong — but still committed a fatal mistake. Sauer was making a late-night, four-hour drive from the Utah State University campus in Logan to visit her folks in Caldwell, Idaho. She passed the time along I-84 messaging a pal on Facebook about the Denver Broncos football team. But she stopped short, writing in her final missive, "I can't discuss this now. Driving and facebooking is not safe! Haha."

Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said Saturday it would recall about 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires produced in 2009 over concerns that a small number could tear, leading to crashes.

NTSB recommends ban on driver cell phone use

Federal accident investigators recommended states ban the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by all drivers except in emergencies.

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Drunken-driving arrests for women up 36 percent

The drunken-driving arrest of a Federal Aviation Administration chief isn’t the only news today about drinking behind the wheel. The number of drunken-driving arrests for women has shot up in recent years according to a study being released today by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.

Safest driving cities in U.S. ranked

Motoring through Allstate's seventh annual "America's Best Driver's Report" shows residents of smaller towns are steering clear of accidents.

Gadgetwise: App Smart Extra: An App Aimed to Curb Distracted Driving

PhoneGuard is an app which disables a phone's texting functions whenever it detects the user moving more than 10 miles per hour-like when they may be behind the wheel of a car.

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EPA gas mileage ratings don't add up in real world

The EPA's tests that measure a vehicle's fuel economy are outdated. They're conducted with professional drivers inside of laboratories using better-performing fuel and with air conditioning turned off for most of the ride.

Drunken driving, traffic crime deportations way up

Huge increases in deportations of people after they were arrested for breaking traffic or immigration laws or driving drunk helped the Obama administration set a record last year for the number of criminal immigrants forced to leave the country, documents show....

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