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Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul bill (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on March 18, 2010

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., followed by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., leaves her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Pushing toward a history-making vote, Democrats struggled to eliminate lingering complications standing in the way of House action this weekend on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul.


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Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on March 17, 2010

Shelia Ellington, of Williamstown, N.J., right, talks with Ronald Tinsley, left, of Washington Township,N.j., and Tracy Jenkins, of Blackwood, N.J., as they meet Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J., near a Wal Mart store where they complained Sunday about comments that came over the store's public address system. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for 'all black people' to leave the southern New Jersey store. Shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, a male voice came over the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township and calmly announced: 'Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.' Management later apologized. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.


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More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on March 17, 2010

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, the Toyota logo is seen on a car at a dealership in Nashville, Tenn. An analysis by The Associated Press finds that the U.S. government has received more than 100 complaints from drivers who say their recalled Toyotas are still accelerating on their own even after receiving the automaker's fix. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)AP - Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.


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Toyota tells regulators weighing fix to 1.2 million Corollas (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on March 17, 2010

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. safety regulators that it is considering how to fix nearly 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models at risk of stalling out because of flaws in an electronic system.

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Health bill gains ground with weekend vote likely (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on March 17, 2010

House Rules Committee Chair Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., right, and the committee's ranking Republican Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif. take part in the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing dozens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in the run-up to a climactic weekend vote.


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California police report supports Prius driver (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on March 17, 2010

Reuters - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question.

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