motherjones.com - 12/3/2008
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On the heels of a recent Mother Jones investigation into the mortal dangers of driving while gabbing on a cell phone, the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety has sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, accusing it of illegally withholding information related to the risks.
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... in detail from the Wall Street Journal . A lot of people get mad when they almost get in an accident with an erratic driver and, passing them, see that the reason was that the driver was yakking on a cell phone. Mother Jones thinks there oughta be a law. So does the Center for Auto Safety, which just filed suit after it was revealed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was withholding information about the risks . The Financial Times on Ben Bernanke announcing that Fed will extend the gravy train by ...
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