| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:28 AM |
| Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
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AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:08 AM |
| GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
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AP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:16 AM |
| Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
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AP - A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:53 AM |
| Iran begins controversial new nuclear process
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AP - Iran's state TV says the country started enriching its uranium to a higher level of 20 percent, over the objections of the international community.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:00 AM |
| Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strands 1,500
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AP - Avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 28 people, with another 1,500 stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:22 AM |
| Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate
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AP - Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:24 AM |
| Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
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AP - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:35 AM |
| Vote on NLRB nominee first test of GOP's new power
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AP - The Republicans' first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:28 AM |
| Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing
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AP - Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case — a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death.
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| Story posted on: 02/09/2010 at 05:39 AM |
| Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria
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AP - Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city.
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