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Toyota to halt Sai, Lexus hybrids production: report

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will suspend domestic production of its Sai and Lexus HS250h hybrids, which are to be recalled for faulty brakes, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Obama’s healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.

John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.

Workers accounted for at Connecticut blast

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) – All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town’s mayor said on Monday.

Another big snowstorm forecast for East Coast

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another big winter storm was forecast on Monday for the U.S. mid-Atlantic still struggling to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (half a meter) of snow and closed the federal government.

U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.

Under fire, NY governor says he’s not resigning

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.

Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko concession or legal fight

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.

Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

TEHRAN (Reuters) – International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.

Sentiment, success, adventure make Saints "America’s" team

rob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

MIAMI (Reuters) – The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as ‘America’s team’ but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday’s Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title.