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The federal government will not outlaw the use of cell phones by drivers anytime soon, according to the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

As expected the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a half-percentage point on Tuesday for the fifth time this year, news services reported.

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I believe that Mr. James R. Giermanski’s opinion “The Mexicans are coming! The Mexicans are coming! . . . Not really!” is naïve, so far as California is concerned.

The signs of a faltering national economy are all around us, as more and more companies report plummeting earnings, the jobless rate rises and investment spending falls.

Economic indicators were mixed over the past two months, according to government reports, as both inventories and industrial production fell, and demand for goods remained sluggish.

President Bush will respond to public concerns by expanding the conservation portion of his energy strategy to be released later this week, Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta said.

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The price of diesel fuel gained another 2.1 cents per gallon last week, taking it to $1.491, which is the highest average price seen since Feb. 12, according to a survey conducted by the Energy Information Administration.