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            <description>Latest news about the automotive industry from around Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hands-free texting still dangerous while driving]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:57:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Attorney General: We will not tolerate price gouging at the pump]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:47:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Schuette says his office is monitoring the balance of wholesale and retail prices and profit margins statewide.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Road closed after semi truck crash]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Update 7:15am: One lane of southbound 127 near Houghton Lake is open at this time.  Officials expect delays for at least three hours. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Road Commission wants $6 million bond to fix roads]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[7&amp;4 News is told that 80 percent of the county's roads are considered to be in "poor condition" and are unsafe to drive on.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why are gas prices so high?]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: According to Gregg Laskoski with GasBuddy.com, Michigan is among the worst in the nation for gas prices.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three vehicle crash under investigation]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:20:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Michigan State Police is investigating a three vehicle crash that shut down a busy stretch of  highway in Grand Traverse County for several hours.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Health claims increase following motorcycle helmet law change]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 09:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A new study shows the average cost of medical claims from motorcycle crashes is on the rise since Michigan stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets..]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Should red-light cameras be installed in Michigan?]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The measure was recently introduced by Representative Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, and would give the power to the local governments to decide whether or not they will install the cameras.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[More than a million Michiganders plan to kick off summer with a trip]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 05:01:59 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[AAA Michigan says about 1.1 million residents of the state will travel 50 miles or more on vacation during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Court decision gives more leeway with smoking pot and DUI]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Although there is currently no field test to show the limits, Grand Traverse County Undersheriff, Nathan Alger says that such a test would make their jobs much easier.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dip in seat belt use has police stepping up patrols]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 04:48:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The federally funded mobilization is meant to reverse a decline in the state's seat belt use rate that began in 2010 and continued through last year when belt use hit 93.6 percent, down from the all-time high of 97.9 percent in 2009.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Feds propose lowering drunk driving limit to 0.05]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman called the drunk driving situation in America a "national epidemic" that kills about 10,000 people each year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Man dies after moped accident]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 May 2013 18:13:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A 65-year-old man is dead after losing control of his moped in Mason County Friday evening.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fundraising competition heats up]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 16:07:59 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Friday afternoon Bill Marsh Automotive Group held a grill-out lunch to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters - as part of their competition with Fox Motors.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan car makers firing on all cylinders]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 12:50:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Automakers are seeing a strong increase in Michigan made vehicles, especially crossovers and pick up trucks, the company said.]]></description>
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