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	<itunes:summary>Michael Fidanza is The Armchair Energist. News and commentary Monday through Friday on RFCRadio.com.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Big 3 Need to Cram These Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/12/03/the-big-3-need-to-cram-these-lessons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you didn&#8217;t hear my show today on BlogTalkRadio.com, I spoke about the chairmen of the Big 3 auto manufacturers and their second appearance on Capitol Hill. After suffering a tongue-lashing before Thanksgiving, they returned to beg for money &#8211; only this time, with a plan! Since 2006, more foreign auto makes were purchased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Republicans Have Failed</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/11/19/why-republicans-have-failed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I could go on for hours about this, but now is not the time. Lame duck Republican rep Joe Knowlenberg of Michigan illustrates my point: Republicans have largely abandoned conservative principles. A post on MichelleMalkin.com featured this video from Neil Cavuto&#8217;s &#8216;Your World&#8217;: Until Republicans realize that there is little difference between moderates and Democrats, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Even OnStar Can Guide This Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure that all the participants in the latest bailout negotiation for the US auto industry could press the OnStar button and guide them through this Solomon-esque quandary. With labor rates which that are almost double their Japanese rivals, healthcare costs over four times over and still responsible for nearly 1 million UAW retiree&#8217;s benefits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Fuel Saving Tips from GasBuddy.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 10 fuel savings tips from our friends at GasBuddy.com New Jersey Fuel Saving tips]]></description>
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		<title>Paris 2008: Nissan Nuvu EV &#8211; Autoblog</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/06/paris-2008-nissan-nuvu-ev-autoblog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you plan to go motoring around your town, you may be hopping into a Nissan Nuvu. In Paris, Nissan unveiled this new, zero-emissions vehicle with 2+1 seating. As peppy little ride, Nissan thinks that running into town for errands in a Nuvu may reshape you local Metroplolis. Read more about the Nissan Nuvu EV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking While Driving</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many traffic safety experts say that talking &#8211; or doing anything &#8211; while driving is unsafe. Does that include your car talking to the traffic lights?? Audi is sponsoring a project called &#8216;Travolution&#8217; in its home town of Ingolstadt, Germany. 46 traffic lights are &#8216;smart lights&#8217; that communicate with Audis equipped with the system. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>65 mpg Ford Fiesta to Debut in November*</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/09/65-mpg-ford-fiesta-to-debut-in-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/09/65-mpg-ford-fiesta-to-debut-in-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[* you have to move to Europe to get one At Ford, quality may have been job one, but common sense is further down the list. Here in the US, consumers are clamoring for a high-MPG commuter car to get to-and-fro. And what do the folks at Ford do? Introduce the new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Drilling a Slick Topic at the GOP Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/05/oil-drilling-a-slick-topic-at-the-gop-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/05/oil-drilling-a-slick-topic-at-the-gop-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a lot of buzz in the Twin Cities with GOP in town for their soiree. Among the many was to push for greater development of offshore and Alaskan drilling. Most GOP&#8217;ers are behind the push for greater domestic production to offset the dependence of foreign energy sources. As noted in a TownHall.com article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey You! Wanna Buy a Car?</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/04/hey-you-wanna-buy-a-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/04/hey-you-wanna-buy-a-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Industry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.armchairenergist.com/?p=575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an episode on Seinfeld, Jerry is angling to get the &#8216;inside deal&#8217; for a new car from David Putty. When his and Elaine&#8217;s relationship goes on the fritz, Putty writes up a deal, complete with list price and fake upcharges and presents it to Jerry. In the end, Elaine and Putty patch thing up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pickens Plan &#8211; Chapter 2</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/02/pickens-plan-chapter-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/02/pickens-plan-chapter-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.armchairenergist.com/?p=570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First, Boone Pickens came out in favor of wind. His &#8216;Pickens Plan&#8216; was to construct wind and solar farms to take the burden of natural gas powered plants off line, to some degree. Yesterday, the CNG Now group came out with this ad. It seems that compressed natural gas interests are ready to roll out [...]]]></description>
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