Topic: Department of Motor Vehicles
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In Gear
Self-driving car: Google gets a license
Self-driving car is now legal in Nevada, as Google gets license plate for an autonomous Toyota Prius. Nevada is first state to allow self-driving cars on the road.
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Horizons
Nevada allows Google to test driverless cars on public streets
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Google permission to begin testing a fleet of driverless cars. Look for the red license plates.
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Editor's Blog
The tax man taketh -- and sometimes giveth
From outside, the workings of a big bureaucracy like the IRS seem mysterious and arbitrary. From the inside, it all makes perfect sense. Actually, you could say that about most workplaces.
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In voter ID case, South Carolina fights back against Obama administration
The Justice Department has blocked a South Carolina law requiring all voters to have government-issued photo IDs, saying it would be discriminatory. The state asked a three-judge panel to intervene Wednesday, saying that the Obama administration is out of line.
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Social Security numbers used in license scam
Social Security numbers plus altered passports used in plot to get California driver's licences for 200 illegal immigrants. Police arrest two, saying Social Security IDs came from Northern Marianas.
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Chapter & Verse
Kindle for free? All you need is a smart phone
With mobile phone software you can enjoy the pleasures of a Kindle without charge.
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Chapter & Verse
My bungled book boycott
My resolve never to pay more than $9.99 for an e-book lasted about a week.
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Vox News
Government workers: 'We need love too.'
Just before Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, government workers will hold their own rally to put a human face on 'faceless bureaucrats.' It's called 'Government Doesn't Suck.'
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The Circle Bastiat
Leaving Las Vegas: Has 'Sin City' gone bust?
Las Vegas's unemployment approaches 15 percent, prompting residents to move out in record numbers.
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California license plates could soon carry advertising
California license plates could soon display digital advertisements, if a bill seeking to dig the cash-strapped state out of debt passes.
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The Circle Bastiat
There's nothing wrong with Social Security
That's the claim made by a "progressive" web site. Boy, are they wrong.
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Horizons
Welcome to Google, the new capital of Kansas
Google is looking for a test market for a new broadband service. In an attempt to get its attention, the mayor of Topeka, Kansas, has temporarily renamed his city Google – "the capital city of fiber-optics."
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Tough times lead to more worker furloughs – just ask Chicago
Tightening belts this way costs businesses and government less than layoffs. But it’s tough on families.
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The new voter: A young Arab-American feels duty-bound to vote
Syrian-born Omar Kurdi of Irvine, Calif., became a US citizen at age 15. A student activist, he gives much weight to the candidates’ foreign-policy stances, especially in Iraq and the Middle East.
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Netherland
In the chaos of upended lives after 9/11, a cricket connection is made.
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To reach youth, California goes YouTube
The state government has launched its own video channel on YouTube.
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