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Home » News » National

Toyota's bumpy ride began with race for growth

David M. Dickson

Even before Tuesday's global recall of its Prius hybrid vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp. had gone from the proverbial "best of times" as the world's largest ...

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  • Jobs bill cuts payroll tax on new hires

    5 AM Andrew Taylor and Stephen Ohlemacher ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and others. Continue reading »

  • Mid-Atlantic braces for new wallop of snow

    5 AM Joseph Weber

    Snow boots and shovels were close at hand Tuesday as Washington-area residents prepared for another winter storm while recovering from the weekend's massive snowfall. Continue reading »

  • Endeavour shuttle checked for damage

    5 AM Marcia Dunn ASSOCIATED PRESS

    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. Continue reading »

  • 3 workers acquitted in teen girl's death

    5 AM Meghan Barr ASSOCIATED PRESS

    A jury on Tuesday acquitted three former employees of an Ohio treatment center for troubled teens of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 17-year-old girl who suffocated and choked on her own vomit after ... Continue reading »

  • MATTHEWS: 'Tea party' movement a flash in the pan?

    5 AM Merrill Matthews

    The "tea party" movement has become the most important, yet misunderstood, dynamic driving the American political landscape. Continue reading »

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