Saturday,  July 28, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 014 • 22 of 35 •  Other Editions

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book use while behind the wheel.
• Leaders in other South Dakota cities have indicated they might follow Sioux Falls' lead if the ban is adopted.
• The South Dakota Legislature has rejected statewide bans in the last two years, saying that existing reckless driving laws make additional laws redundant. Some lawmakers have also said that it's unrealistic to enforce a statewide ban in such a vast state with hundreds of miles of rural driving.
• All drivers are prohibited from texting while driving in 39 states and Washington D.C., and five other states have bans in place for novice drivers, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, a traffic safety advocacy group.

• Police said Friday that O'Neal faces charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter. He was initially charged with felony hit and run and other offenses.
• The most serious manslaughter charge carries a potential life imprisonment sentence.
• O'Neal has a previous drunken driving conviction, six speeding tickets and four tickets for careless driving, authorities said.
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TransCanada gets OK for south part of oil pipeline
RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI,Associated Press

• HOUSTON (AP) -- A Canadian company that wants to build an oil pipeline from Alberta's tar sands region to Texas refineries has received a final permit for the Gulf Coast portion of the project and announced Friday that construction on the 485-mile section would start in the coming weeks.
• President Barack Obama encouraged TransCanada to move ahead with the segment that will run from a refinery in Cushing, Okla. to Texas after he rejected the broader plan, saying the pipeline needed to be rerouted around Nebraska's sensitive Sand Hills region. For that project, TransCanada needs presidential approval because it crosses an international border. The shorter portion only requires permits from state and federal agencies. TransCanada said the final of three permits it needed from the Army Corps of Engineers had been approved.
• "Receiving this final, key Army Corps permit for the Gulf Coast Project is very positive news. TransCanada is now poised to put approximately 4,000 Americans to work constructing the $2.3-billion pipeline that will be built in three distinct 'spreads' or sections," Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.

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