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Nothing reveals the law enforcement community\u2019s obsession with muscle cars and trucks like Squad Car Porn.<\/p>\n

Read more Thursday\u2019s Headlines Shake and Bake<\/a><\/p>\n

And no outfit is better at providing it than the American Association of State Troopers, which, in advance of our national 250th birthday celebration, is asking Americans to vote for their favorite police \u201ccruiser.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seriously, all 50 states have entered their police squad cars or bull-barred SUVs in this 13th annual contest, and, frankly, the cars and sport utility vehicles are no match for the settings in which state police agencies have posed their beauties.<\/p>\n

Read more Opinion: The Case for Letting the BQE Fail<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out some of our \u201cfavorites\u201d:<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/h2>\n

Kansas<\/h2>\n

Louisiana<\/h2>\n

Maryland<\/h2>\n

Mississippi<\/h2>\n

North Dakota<\/h2>\n

We think the whole thing is ridiculous, but we\u2019re not so repulsed that we wouldn\u2019t at least give you a chance to play along.\u00a0Vote here.<\/p>\n

And have a great holiday weekend, whether you\u2019re driving to the beach, the mountains, some lightning-filled Mississippi parking lot \u2026 or taking transit like the rest of us.<\/p>\n

Read more It\u2019s Not Nothing: LivableStreets Report Assesses Progress In Three Cities After A Decade of \u2018Vision Zero\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have a full slate of news clips on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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