"Cash-for-clunkers" program aims to drive up car sales

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Driving a clunker? Or at least an older-model, gas-inefficient vehicle? Congress has approved a "cash-for-clunkers" program, designed to get fuel-hungry cars off the road, and--more to the point--get more people into car dealerships to buy new cars.

If your vehicle qualifies, it could mean a $3,500 or $4,500 voucher toward the purchase of a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle.

The program will run until Oct. 1, or until a $1 billion limit in vouchers is reached. Here's how it works:

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"Cash-for-clunkers" program aims to drive up car sales