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A car turned in as a clunker sits in a recycle dumpster at Capitol City Buick Pontiac GMC in Berlin, Vt. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Car and truck owners looking to junk their gas guzzlers flocked to dealerships to take advantage of the government's "cash for clunkers" program. (Toby Talbot / Associated Press)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354

Well. That didn’t last long. If you were hoping for the government’s help to buy a new car, it looks like you’re out of luck: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/30/officials-cash-clunkers-set-run-out-gas/

Update: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/31/no-cash-for-clunkers/

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* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog