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MN residents take $70 million from ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program

By Paul Demko | 08.26.09 | 11:36 am

corollaThe final figures are in for the “Cash for Clunkers” program. Nearly 700,000 vehicles were scrapped through the program and $2.9 billion in rebate applications were received, according to the White…

Some deal hunters stung in ‘Clunkers’ program

By Mike Lillis | 08.24.09 | 9:27 am

Horror stories about “Cash for Clunkers” have consumer advocates worried the fallout will continue for months.

Fox’s Gretchen Carlson: ‘Crack research’ finds only two clunkers for cash in state

By Chris Steller | 08.04.09 | 12:20 pm

carlson-clunkerWhat kind of “crack research” is Fox’s Gretchen Carlson smoking? The Fox & Friends co-host and former Miss Minnesota claimed today that after spending “a tremendous amount of time” researching the issue, she found that only two cash-for-clunkers…