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Driving Costs Up

Wall Street Journal reporter Kelly Evans says that with oil at historically high prices, Americans are starting to cut back on their use of gasoline and Rik Paul, automotive editor at Consumer Reports, offers advice for consumers to cut gasoline spending. What's your strategy?

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Family Leave, New Jersey-style

In a historic and emotional vote, the New Jersey State Senate just passed legislation making it the third state in the nation to give paid family leave for caretakers. David Chen, New Jersey State House Bureau Chief for the New York Times, explains the particulars.

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You Talkin' To Me?!

Is there such a thing as a New York accent? What exactly are the differences in diction of those from Brooklyn as compared to those from the Bronx? And, as the city gets more diverse, are we losing our unique way of speaking...? Kara Becker, a doctoral candidate at the NYU School of Linguistics, walks us through the variety of NYC dialects.

AM New York Interactive Feature on the NY Accent

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Coaching through Controversy

C. Vivian Stringer, head coach of the Rutgers University Women's Basketball Team and the author of Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph (Crown, 2008), tells her story -- from coal-miner's daughter to first black woman to coach a Division I team through the Don Imus controversy.

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South American Stand-Off

Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia are in a border dispute that is quickly escalating. We update the situation with Adam Isacson, director of programs for the Center for International Policy, and want to hear from you: Are you from South America? Do you have family in these countries? What are they saying? Post your reports below.

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