- Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
- US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town
- GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
- Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
Associated PressShizuo Kambayashi
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems _ the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker."I don't see Toyota as an infallible company that never makes mistakes," President Akio Toyoda said at a news conference Tuesday. "We will... full story
Associated PressDavid Guttenfelder
US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town
U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged militants holding Marjah, where an offensive is expected, to lay down their arms and warned... full story
Associated PressPablo Martinez Monsivais
GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
Republican legislative leaders are raising fresh doubts about any bipartisan agreement with President Barack Obama on health care unless he agrees to shelve bills already passed by Democrats in the House and Senate _ a move the White House has rejected.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky... full story
Associated PressAnonymous
Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons.Even before the announcement U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believed the U.N. should... full story
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