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1. 06-27-03 Mideast Truce to Begin (CBS News)
   A truce has been planned by three Palestinian militant groups to start the last weekend in June. 6-03

2. 06-27-03 Mideast Truce to Begin (International Herald Tribune)
   A truce has been concluded by three Palestinian militant groups. 6-03

3. -08-29-05 Palestinian Prime Minister: Militants Upholding Truce (ABC News)
   "Palestinian militant groups told an Egyptian envoy Monday they remained committed to a cease-fire with Israel, a day after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Israeli bus station, Palestinian officials said.
   
   "Leaders from the main militant groups — Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades — made the pledge during meetings with the visiting Egyptian intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, who was in the region to shore up the truce and facilitate an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians on Israel's Gaza withdrawal, participants said." 8-05

4. U.S. Army Testing Fuel Cell Truck (MSN News)
   "During a presentation at General Motors' Fuel Cell Activities Center in Honeoye Falls, N.Y., a quiet village on the outskirts of Rochester, the world's first hydrogen fuel-cell pickup was inducted into the U.S. Army for a 16-month tour of duty." 11-05

5. Guide to New Cars and Trucks (Popular Mechanics)Reviews the 2002 vehicles. 1-02

6. Cars and Trucks by Type (Edmunds.com)
   Lists cars and trucks by type. 2-05

7. Lowest True Cost to Own Cars and Trucks (Edmunds.com)
   Provides a list of cars and trucks estimated to have the least cost to own over five years. 06-06

8. Consumer Ratings of Cars and Trucks (Edmunds.com)
   Provides information on cars and trucks you select. 06-06

9. Pickup Truck Canopies (Blueys.com)
   Provides information on various canopies by various manufacturers. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. 06-06

10. Pickup Truck Accessories (TruckStuffUSA.com)
    Provides truck bed liners, roll bars, flowthroughs, tonneau covers, and more. 06-06

11. Pickup Truck Accessories (AutoAnything.com)
    Provides truck bed liners, roll bars, flowthroughs, tonneau covers, and more. 06-06

12. Canopies and Tonneaus for Pickup Trucks - ARE (ARE)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

13. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - Vision (KanopyKingdom.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

14. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - Glasstite (AllAmericanCanopies.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

15. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - Leer (Leer.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

16. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - GemTop (GemTopMfg.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

17. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - CaseyTop (AllAmericanCanopies.com)
    Provides aluminum canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

18. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - CarryBoy (CarryBoy.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

19. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - Raider (Raider.ca)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

20. Canopies for Pickup Trucks - RangeRider (RangeRider.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

21. Canopies and Tonneaus for Pickup Trucks - SnugTop (SnugTop.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

22. Canopies and Tonneaus for Pickup Trucks - ATC Astro (AstroTruckCovers.com)
    Provides canopies. Awesome Library does not endorse these products but provides them as examples. Sometimes visitors refer to canopies as covers, caps, tops, or bed covers. 06-06

23. 2008 Ranking of Cars and Trucks (U.S. News)
    Provides a ranking for cars and trucks for 2008. 03-08

24. Car-Truck Collisions Safety (USA Today)
    "Major automakers have decided to stop joint efforts aimed at reducing risks when cars and trucks collide and have dropped plans to help draft a federal rule, as requested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration." 07-08

25. 2009 Ranking of Cars and Trucks (U.S. News)
    Provides a ranking for cars and trucks for 2009. 03-08

26. 2009 Ranking of "Best-for-the-Money" Cars and Trucks (U.S. News)
    Provides a ranking for cars and trucks for 2009. 03-08

27. Diesel Fuel Standards Important (CBS News)
    Describes the new standards for trucks that requires a 90 percent reduction in their pollution by requiring equipment similar to pollution control devices already used in cars. One reason for the new standards is that the microscopic pollution from trucks has been associated with increases in deaths from pollution in cities. 12-00

28. Autos - SUV Fuel Efficiency Proposed (Lycos)
    Recommends that light trucks, including SUVs, should be required to meet the same fuel efficiency standards as other vehicles. Nemtzow, a Republican lawmaker, asserts that "...requiring an SUV to get the same 27.5 miles per gallon as a passenger car would save consumers $27 billion in fuel costs...." 6-01

29. Smog Strong in Half of USA (MSNBC)
    Reports on a study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "A coalition of business groups led by the American Trucking Association filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the EPA’s 1997 pollution standards...." A federal appeals court rejected their argument. "The process is now under way to adopt the standards, which the EPA estimates would prevent 15,000 premature deaths, 350,000 cases of asthma and 1 million cases of decreased lung function in children." 5-02

30. Hydrogen Fuel Cells Fact Sheet (Whitehouse.gov)
    "In his State of the Union address, President Bush announced a $1.2 billion hydrogen fuel initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses with no pollution or greenhouse gases."
    
    "Under the President's hydrogen fuel initiative, the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by fuel cells." 2-03

31. 08-10-03 Chimpanzee or New Ape? (CNN News - Walton)
    "From a remote region in the heart of Africa to a genetics lab at the Omaha Zoo, scientists are trying to find out if they have a new big ape on their hands."
    
    " 'Discovering any new primate is a huge thing, a new ape would be incredible,' said Ed Louis, conservation geneticist at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska."
    
    "Williams also has a fascinating anecdote from a longtime resident of the region, an 84-year-old Norwegian Baptist missionary known as 'Madame Liev.' "
    
    " 'Years ago, she was driving an old truck and one of these apes walked by in front of her. It was walking bipedally (upright) and was taller than her, and she's six feet tall,' " Williams said. 8-03

32. 01-16-04 Dean and Gephardt Pull Negative Ads (USA Today)
    "Democratic presidential rivals Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt declared a truce in their air war Friday, pulling negative ads from Iowa television in the closing days of a remarkably tight caucus race."
    
    "The stakes are highest for Gephardt, who won the 1988 caucuses by four percentage points — a landslide in comparison to where the race stood Friday. A defeat would effectively end the Missouri lawmaker's 28-year political career, aides said." 1-04

33. Fuel Cells Based Cars (Ford Motor Co.)
    "Sustainable Mobility Technologies' six prototype vehicles represent Ford Motor Company's dedication to preserving the environment. One is already in real-world, limited use. The electric delivery truck is being used by the U.S. Postal Service in communities around the country." 1-04

34. 08-14-04 Peace Talks Break Down (USA Today)
    "Truce talks aimed at ending more than a week of violence between Shiite militants and U.S. and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf broke down Saturday, Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwaffaq al-Rubaie said." 8-04

35. -11-04-04 Times: Looters Took Explosives with Troops Watching (CBS News)
    "Explosives were looted from the Al-Qaqaa ammunitions site in Iraq while outnumbered U.S. soldiers assigned to guard the materials watched helplessly, soldiers told the Los Angeles Times."
    
    "Iraqi officials told the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency last month that about 380 tons of high-grade explosives, a type powerful enough to detonate a nuclear weapon, had been taken from the Al-Qaqaa facility."
    
    "Soldiers who belong to two different units described how Iraqis snatched explosives from unsecured bunkers and drove off with them in pickup trucks."
    
    "The eyewitness accounts reported by the Times are the first provided by U.S. soldiers and bolster claims that the U.S. military had failed to safeguard the powerful explosives, the newspaper said"
    
    "The soldiers who spoke to the Times asked to remain unidentified, saying they feared retaliation from the Pentagon." 11-04

36. -12-10-04 Contractors Contradict Rumseld's Excuse for No Armor (USA Today)
    "President Bush said he understood the troops' concerns and has told military families that 'we're doing everything we possibly can to protect your loved ones.' "
    
    "A day earlier, he [Rumsfeld] had called it 'a matter of physics, not a matter of money ... It's a matter of production and the capability of doing it.' But spokesmen for two companies making armor for vehicles said Thursday they had offered to step up the pace of production:"
    
    • "Former Republican congressman Matt Salmon of Arizona, a spokesman for ArmorWorks in Tempe, Ariz., said his company will finish a $30 million contract with the Pentagon this month to make 1,500 armor kits for Humvees. 'We are at 50% capacity, and we could do a lot more,' he said. 'They are aware of it.' "
    
    • "Armor Holdings of Jacksonville told the Army last month it could add armor to as many as 550 trucks a month, up from 450, said Robert Mecredy of its aerospace and defense group. 'We're prepared to build 50 to 100 vehicles more per month,' he said."
    
    "[Army Lt. Gen. Steven] Whitcomb said the military is about 2,000 short of having 8,100 heavily protected Humvees sought by commanders in Iraq but is adding about 400 a month."
    
    "In contrast to the upbeat Pentagon assessment, the House Armed Services Committee reported that only about 1,100 medium and heavy U.S. military trucks out of some 9,000 in the Iraq and Afghanistan regions have proper protection for their cabs." 12-04

37. -04-10-05 Homeland Security Fund Abused (CBS News)
    "Cox says the bulk of the anti-terrorism money should have gone to protecting high risk targets, instead of being doled out to every local community in the country, whether they need it or not. 'In some cases, the money just arrives," he says. "It's as if you've won the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes.' "
    
    "Converse, Texas, first used its new homeland security trailer to transport riding lawn mowers to the annual lawnmower races."
    
    "Newark, N.J., spent a quarter of a million dollars on air-conditioned garbage trucks. In Columbus, Ohio, the fire department is buying bulletproof dog vests for its canine corps. And Mason County, Wash., famous mostly for its Christmas trees, spent $63,000 for a decontamination unit that no one’s been trained to use. It’s been sitting in boxes in a warehouse for a year." 4-05

38. Freedom Tower to be Safest Skyscraper (USA Tody)
    "Hurriedly redesigned to make it less vulnerable to a truck bomb, ground zero's Freedom Tower will lose its distinctive, twisting look but will be the safest skyscraper in the world, officials said Wednesday" 09-08

39. 09-02-05 Help Arrives -- Too Late for Some (USA Today)
    "Four days after Hurricane Katrina struck, the National Guard arrived in force Friday with food, water and weapons, churning through the floodwaters in a vast truck convoy with orders to retake the streets and bring relief to the suffering."
    
    "Rolling through muddy water up to their axles, the trucks began arriving at the New Orleans Convention Center, where 15,000 to 20,000 hungry and desperate refugees had taken shelter — many of them seething with anger so intense that the place appeared ready to erupt in violence at any moment."
    
    "An old man in a chaise lounge lay dead in a grassy median as hungry babies wailed around him. Around the corner, an elderly woman lay dead in her wheelchair, covered up by a blanket, and another body lay beside her wrapped in a sheet." 9-05

40. Help Arrives -- Too Late for Many (CBS News)
    "No one knows how many were killed by Hurricane Katrina's floods and how many more succumbed waiting to be rescued. But the bodies are everywhere: hidden in attics, floating among the ruined city, crumpled on wheelchairs, abandoned on highways."
    
    "And the dying goes on — at the convention center and an airport triage center, where bodies were kept in a refrigerated truck."
    
    " 'The first few days were a natural disaster. The last four days were a man-made disaster,' said Phillip Holt, 51, who was rescued from his home Saturday with his partner and three of their aging Chihuahuas." 9-05

41. Red Tape for Katrina Volunteers (CBS News)
    "From all corners of this country, hundreds of would-be rescuers are wending their way to the beleaguered Gulf Coast in buses, vans and trailers. But government red tape has hampered many who ache to help Katrina's victims."
    
    "Louisiana's Jefferson Parish is desperate for relief, but parish President Aaron Broussard says officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency turned back three trailer trucks of water, ordered the Coast Guard not to provide emergency diesel fuel and cut emergency power lines."
    
    "Why? FEMA has not explained. But the outraged Broussard said Sunday on NBC's 'Meet the Press' that the agency needs to bring in all its 'force immediately, without red tape, without bureaucracy, act immediately with common sense and leadership, and save lives.' " 9-05

42. FEMA Delays (CBS News)
    "Internal documents which came to light on Tuesday reveal that Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown waited until about five hours after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast before he asked his boss to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security workers to support rescuers in the region."
    
    "Brown, in asking Homeland Security Secretary Mike Chertoff to have workers sent to the hurricane zone, is also said to have given the workers two days to arrive."
    
    "The airline industry says the government's request for help evacuating storm victims didn't come until late Thursday afternoon."
    
    "Fire and rescue departments outside Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi were urged by FEMA not to send trucks or emergency workers into the disaster areas without an explicit request for help from state or local governments." 9-05

43. -09-20-05 Million Dollars in Ice Stuck in Bureaucracy (USA Today)
    "More than 100 trucks filled with ice originally meant to aid Hurricane Katrina victims are headed for Massachusetts, the latest leg in a frustrating journey for truckers hired to haul supplies to the Gulf Coast."
    
    "The ice was ordered prior to the hurricane and meant for people in areas that were affected most. The Army Corps contracted with a company to buy the ice for about 28 cents a pound, or about $10,000 a truckload." 9-05

44. -10-19-05 U.N. Appeals for Help (Bloomberg.com)
    "United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to the world today for more money, helicopters, trucks, heavy lifting equipment and tents to help earthquake- ravaged Pakistan as temperatures drop in remote areas." 10-05

45. Some May Save $.30 a Gallon on Gas (MSNBC News)
    "Car manufacturers -- especially GM, Ford and Chrysler -- have put literally millions of what are known as flexible-fuel vehicles on the road. These cars and trucks can burn either plain old gasoline or a mixture of gasoline and ethanol, a type of alcohol. The mix is known as E85." 10-05

46. -11-23-05 China Short on Water Supplies (CBS News)
    "A Chinese city of 3.8 million people closed schools and was trucking in drinking water Wednesday after shutting down its water system following a chemical plant explosion that officials said polluted a nearby river with toxic benzene."
    
    "The disaster highlighted the precarious state of China's water supplies."
    
    "The country's 1.3 billion people and the factories and farms of its booming economy compete for scarce supplies. The government says all of China's major rivers are dangerously polluted."
    
    "Due to its vast population, China ranks among countries with the smallest water supplies per person." 11-05

47. -Editorial: How Some Troops See the Iraq War (Christian Science Monitor)
    For Corporal Mayer, Iraq "is not solely a place of death and loss. It is also a place of hope. It is the hope of the town of Hit, which he saw transform from an insurgent stronghold to a place where kids played on Marine trucks. It is the hope of villagers who whispered where roadside bombs were hidden. But most of all, it is the hope he saw in a young Iraqi girl who loved pens and Oreo cookies."
    
    "In a business where life and death rest on instinctive adherence to thoroughly ingrained lessons, accomplishment is ticked off in a list of orders followed and tasks completed. And by virtually any measure, America's servicemen and women are accomplishing the day-to-day tasks set before them."
    
    "Yet for the most part, America is less interested in the success of Operation Iron Fist, for instance, than the course of the entire Iraq enterprise." 11-05

48. -12-04-05 Commissioners: Federal Government Squandered Homeland Security Funds (CBS News)
    "Commission members say homeland security dollars have been squandered, CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports. Police and fire crews like those who struggled in Hurricane Katrina still can't talk to one another by radio. Columbus, Ohio, bought bulletproof vests for its fire department dogs. And Newark, New Jersey bought air-conditioned trash trucks." 12-05

49. -05-22-06 Report: Katrina Cleanup Too Expensive (CBS News)
    "A major contractor would take a large cut and pay smaller amounts to the subcontractors, down to the company with the truck hauling debris to the dump."
    
    "The lion's share of the money has gone to firms like politically-connected AshBritt of Florida. The company received $500 million, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson."
    
    " 'It seems you get more than half,' [Rep. D-Calif.] Waxman told Randall Perkins, president of AshBritt Inc. in Pompano Beach, Fla., after Perkins said his company received $23 a cubic yard in a debris removal contract but paid a subcontractor $10 to haul the material." 05-06

50. -06-01-06 Karzai Blasts U.S. Military for Using Gunfire to Suppress Protesters (MSNBC News)
    "President Hamid Karzai Thursday denounced the use of gunfire by U.S. troops to suppress Afghans angered by a traffic accident involving a military truck that sparked the worst riots in the capital since the fall of the Taliban." 06-06