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    White House Proposes Tougher Fuel Standards

    In Warren, Ohio, today, President Obama signed the hoods of Chevrolets coming off the assembly line and told cheering workers that reinventing General Motors has been good for the economy.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Warren, Ohio, today, President Obama signed the hoods of Chevrolets coming off the assembly line and told cheering workers that reinventing General Motors has been good for the economy. Acknowledging that it was long overdue, he launched "a new national standard aimed at both increasing gas mileage and decreasing greenhouse gas pollution for all cars and trucks sold in America." David Shepardson covers Washington for the Detroit News.

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    Politics in America and Reality in Afghanistan
    1. 0:00White House Proposes Tougher Fuel StandardsYou’re reading this
    2. 6:27Politics in America and Reality in Afghanistan
    3. 41:38Judge Stuns Wall Street, Tosses Out SEC Pact with BofA
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