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| Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
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 AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
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| Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing?
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 AP - A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing.
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| Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally
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 AP - President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.
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| If drivers band together, cost to Toyota could be huge
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 AP - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.
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| Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies
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| AP - Kansas would impose a new tax on soda — a penny for every teaspoon of sugar — under a proposal that a key legislator outlined Tuesday while lawmakers considered raising taxes to erase a projected budget shortfall. |
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