National treasures - Chicago Tribune
The park's scenic drives, including Iron Mountain Road and the
Needles Highway, wind through ponderosa pine forests and pass giant
finger-like granite spires that rise like sentinels from the forest floor.
Along the routes, motorists encounter ...
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Sector Snap: Rental Car Companies - MSN MoneyCentral
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of rental car companies fell Thursday as
analysts and investors continued to worry about the effects of the
slumping U.S. automotive industry, high gas prices and a drop in air
travel. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc ...
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Fuel Prices Drive Down Demand For Car Rentals - Forbes
Fuel prices are denting demand for car rental companies and causing
companies like Avis Budget Group and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to
veer from previous earnings projections. On Wednesday, Avis Budget Group
(nyse: CAR - news - people ) said ...
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French new wave - Guardian Unlimited
Teh only way is up ... Gemma Bowes surfing in Hossegor. Photograph:
Picasa 2.7 Slowly pulling the long ribbon of my wetsuit's zip up my
spine, I looked out across the midnight blue water and surveyed the swell.
Out there lay my first waves. I couldn ...
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Car clubs catching on with cash-conscious Britons - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Fed up with the cost and hassle of keeping
their own car on the road, Britons are increasingly signing up for clubs
where vehicles can be hired by the hour for just a few pounds. "We have
seen a 25 percent spike in membership ...
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