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Region rushes to prepare for another shot of winter weather
Snowplow crews were ordered to continue working round-the-clock to open thousands of untouched neighborhood streets before turning to meet an ominous new winter storm on Tuesday.
State Farm says it first warned safety agency about Toyota accelerators in 2007
The nation's largest auto insurer alerted federal safety regulators on numerous occasions starting in 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyotas, according to the insurer, State Farm.
John Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel politics
Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), a Vietnam War veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center. The 19-term lawmaker died from complications of gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence
When you've flooded the economy with trillions of dollars, mopping up is no easy task.
After D.C. snowstorm, sidewalk-clearing rules and etiquette fall short
Mo Fogarty and her boyfriend, Michael Ronquillo, delirious about a casual Monday, suddenly stepped onto a gnarly patch of snow and ice along Adams Morgan's busiest walkway. Fogarty went down.
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Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate
 President Obama's push to triple federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has recharged the debate over the viability of nuclear energy. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.
 2nd major storm heads for snowy mid-Atlantic
 Snow blows across the Midwest on track for the hard-hit mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day.
'Whose job is this?' Snow etiquette lost on D.C.
 Washington's history of relatively mild winters has left residents without a common sense of snow etiquette over who should shovel sidewalks or how to save a cleared parking spot.
State Farm says it warned Feds about Toyota
 The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles.
Early Priuses may have braking issues
 How far back do potential braking problems with the Toyota Prius go? The answer may be much further than believed, and could involve vehicles dating back to the 2005 model-year.
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Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator
Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping ...
 Newark airport breach suspect pleads not guilty
A Rutgers University graduate student accused of triggering worldwide flight delays has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming ...
 U.N. slams Haitian hospitals for charging
The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine beginning immediately to any Haitian hospitals ...
 China gives 5 years to activist who probed quake
A Chinese activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of children crushed in their schools during the Sichuan earthquake ...
 FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
The Food and Drug Administration is working with doctors and medical manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure ...
Iran Unleashes Wave of Arrests of Dissidents, Analysts Say
Iranian security officials were believed to have arrested as many as 1,000 people in the past two months, a rights group said.
 Iran Is Said to Begin Nuclear Enrichment
Brushing aside international threats of stricter sanctions, Iran reportedly began enriching its uranium on Tuesday.
In Move to Contain Crisis, Toyota Details Hybrid Recall
The worldwide recall will affect about 437,000 hybrid vehicles, including the 2010 Prius, according to the company's filing.
Snowboard Videos: Send Us Your Tricks
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