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    {"title" :"DOT\u0026#8217;s SaferCar App Goes Android","summary" : "With the start of “astronomical summer” later this week on June 21, that means two things: road trips and car buying. If you’re doing either or both, best be sure to grab the app for the SaferCar program from the Department of Transportation’s","date" : "2014-06-19T01:00:15-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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