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And lexus models? today the japanese auto giant gets a green light from the feds. government tests reveal no evidence of faulty electronics 58 vehicles involved in crashes blamed on acceleration, the department of transportation examined the vehicles data recorders. in most cases it revealed brakes were not applied before impact. ♪ >> the guy has become a folk hero now. he really went crazy. he went so crazy, the good news, terrorists are not afraid to fly jetblue. thats good news tonight. any...

The terror groups paying scores. al qaeda is thought to be moving to take advantage of a power vacuum created by continuing plilt instability in that country. >> "the new york times." the governments investigation into toyota sudden acceleration complaints have found no plaus flaws in dozens of vehicles crashed. the arizona daily star. immigration officials now have access to fingerprints of every person booked into jail in all 25 counties along the mexican border. homeland security secretary ...

Executive positions has increased by more than 300. as a result of the wars, this department has taken on new missions and responsibilities that have required some of these new senior military and civil n civilian -- but apart from these war-related needs, we have seen an acceleration of what senator john glenn more than 20 years ago called brass creep a situation where personnel of higher and higher rank are assigned to do things that could reasonably be handled by personnel of lower rank. in s...

All that time, i think it became fairly obvious to them and everybody else as to what happened. >> and we saw mr. lees reaction, his family, his wife. did you think that this could happen, attorneys fight for their clients all the time, but we know that justice is not always served. >> well, thats the terrible truth. i really felt that once these people started to contact me and in part from interviews like this throughout the country, and telling me about their stories and these stories are rem...

Next attack. >> reporter: according to the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, public support for the iraqi war has trended up over the past year while support for the afghan war has trended down. rob and vinita? kyron hormans parents have testified before a grand jury, looking into their sons disappearance. since the 7-year-old has not been found, though, its not clear what charges prosecutors may be weighing. the grand jury process is secret and neither of the boys parents would comment....

Has polluted the air, causing a potential health hazard there. a huge consumer lawsuit against toyota could be damaging information for the automaker. attorneys say they show the automaker knew about sudden acceleration incidents as early as 2003, yet failed to install a brake override system to protect drivers. toyota faces hundreds of lawsuits in state and federal courts, following huge recalls for acceleration and brake problems. amazon.com is sold out of its newest kindle e-readers just ...

Four v oa t towund themselves surrounded by fire. they panicked at the fast-moving flames, all the black smoke. even the road behind them got overtaken by fire, as well. in a panic, one man opens the door and shu it eventually, they turn aound found a clear way out. the fires overall have killed at least 40 people. potentially damaging documents have been filed as part of a huge consumer lawsuit against toyota. attorneys say they show the automaker knew about sudden acceleration incidents as e...

Be human error. the transportation department looked at this, mike, and we got this response. this person was not involved in any aspect of the investigation into the sudden acceleration. nhtsa is viewing the involvement in the alleged acceleration incident but the review is not complete. the gist of that from face value is we werent ready to release anything. were not hiding anything. >> well, of course, i think that that -- thats an even logical response from the department of transportation. ...

National highway transportation safety association said you know what, that may have been driver error, so it may be, you know, theyre sticking perhaps but maybe theyre sticking because the floor mats are in the way. they find of said toyota is off the hook on that, at least to a certain extent, they paid 16 million buck, a small penalty. by the way, thats the maximum they were allowed to pay, they paid the full amount. we are wondering what the stock will do. well show you whats going on. $90 a...

More trouble for the worlds largest automaker. toyota officials announce a federal grand jury has subpoenaed the company. this time, the problems have something to do with the crucial steering component. cars are no good if they dont steer. the jury has not specified which vehicles are under investigation but it involves relay rods which connect the steering wheel to the tires. theyre important. back in may, the national highway traffic safety administration investigated a 2005 recall affecting ...