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If they had included heavier pickups like the Ford F-350 and Chevrolet Silverado 3500, NHTSA could have saved four times as much as they did from including MDPVs.

"If NHTSA can help Hummer H2 owners save a few cents on gasoline, they could have helped farmers, small businesses and other consumers who rely on heavy pickups," said MacKenzie.

The standards announced by NHTSA today were set at effectively the same level as they proposed last August when they relied on gasoline prices that were a dollar less than what we are paying today.

This is especially surprising since NHTSA replaced that faulty data with a still modest gasoline price of about $2 per gallon.

With higher gasoline prices, NHTSA's own methodology should have led to a significantly higher standard.

"Despite two hurricanes, a pledge to end our oil addiction, and higher gasoline prices, NHTSA failed to strengthen the standard any further than their last proposal," said Friedman.

"If this is how our nation is going to get serious about our oil addiction, Ame...

The Cardinals, however, stayed the course and went 57-34 in the 91 games after Kile's death.

Left-hander Chuck Finley, acquired July 19 from the Cleveland Indians to fill the starting pitching shortage, went 7-4 with a 3.80 ERA in 14 starts and held opposing hitters to a .219 average.

Third baseman Scott Rolen was acquired July 29 and had 14 homers and 44 RBIs in 55 games.

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Louis swept the Diamondbacks in the Division Series, but with Rolen sidelined from a left-shoulder injury suffered in Game 2 against Arizona, the Cardinals lost 4-1 to San Francisco in the NLCS.

The final three games were decided by one run, with the Cardinals losing 4-3 in Game 4 and 2-1 in Game 5.

2004 The Cardinals dominated the National League, going 105-57 to win the NL Central by 13 games over Houston - despite a 23-22 start.

Their win total fell one shy of the franchise record of 106 in 1942, and it was their highest number of victories since 1985 when they won 101.

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Louis scored more runs (855) and allowed fewer runs (659) than any team in the major leagues.

The Cardinals brushed aside the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in the Division Series, then won an emotional NLCS struggle over the Astros 4-3.

They wiped out a 3-2 deficit with victories in Game 6 and Game 7, both in St.

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Pujols' RBI double and Scott Rolen's two-run homer highlighted a three-run sixth in Game 7 ...

A state judge later reduced the punitive portion of the judgment to $32 million.In 2003, an Iraqi spokesman said that 4,000 volunteers from 23 countries were ready to carry out suicide attacks against the U.S.-led coalition.In 2004, President George W.

Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney offered to appear jointly before the congressional 9/11 commission hearings on the 2001 terror attacks.In 2005, Vatican officials said the ailing Pope John Paul II had a nasal feeding tube inserted after reportedly having trouble swallowing.

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