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Be upset federal employees have a pension or health insurance. im upset many in the private sector dont. >> reporter: office of personal management says one of the keys to the packages is there is little turnover in government jobs. meaning many have reached top seniority levels making it harder to land one of the positions. in washington, fox news. >> transportation department says its seeking maximum fine against toyota for failing to notify it about the die affective gas pedals, the largest c...

Relatively modest homes require jumbo loans which are even harder to get. making a housing rebound a distant prospect. in los angeles, anita vogel, fox news. >> bret: stock were down today. dow lost 50 3/4. the s&p dropped under 4. the nasdaq gave back 12 3/4. a top toyota executive says u.s. sales have surged 40% this month. thanks to heavy discounts in the wake of massive recalls. toyota has been offering 0% financing, low priced leasing, and free maintenance. the auto maker has recalled 8 m...

High prices mean even relatively modest homes require jumbo loans which are even harder to get. making a housing rebound a distant prospect. in los angeles, anita vogel, fox news. >> bret: stock were down today. dow lost 50 3/4. the s&p dropped under 4. the nasdaq gave back 12 3/4. a top toyota executive says u.s. sales have surged 40% this month. thanks to heavy discounts in the wake of massive recalls. toyota has been offering 0% financing, low priced leasing, and free maintenance. the auto ...

There will be extra security on campus. in april 2007 virginia tech was the scene of the worst mass shooting in u.s. history, a student gunman killing 32 people as well as himself. investigators of toyota and the government say theyre learning a little more about a prius that crashed into a wall here in new york. they were going over the car yesterday and they want to know if the data recorder could point to problems with the brakes or the accelerator. the driver says the car sped up on its own,...

Toyota today said there are strong indications the running prius episode last week in california didnt happen the way a man says it did. the troubled auto maker says the account appears to be inconsistent with what they found so far claiming everything tested is working properly. glenn beck in a moment, but first bret baier with a preview of "special report." >> bret: coming up, the president makes his final argument for healthcare reform, as the white house changes the parameters and the house ...

As we all have learned that was accurate. he in fact did say to me the first night falling in love with you could really blank up my plans for becoming president. hum. the government says it cannot explain a report of a run away prius in california and in a few moments toyota will weigh in with the results of its own investigation. the auto maker will hold a news conference and we will bring it to you live. plus, the unsolved mystery in ohio. our search for answers continues. i will talk to ...

Accelerators have prompted toyota recall more than 6 million vehicles in the u.s. alone. this week, a woman in indiana crashed her lexus into a pole after she says she couldnt get the car to stop, lexus of course is made by toyota and this particular model was part of the auto makers recall. the driver says she tried to put the car in neutral, stop the engine, slam on the brakes, but nothing worked until she hit the light pole and were told she ended up with a broken right leg as well as cuts an...

>> julie: with all the vehicle recalls from toyota making headlines, a different kind of automobile story to tell you about. a mercedes benz is known for luxury. now the european auto maker is trying to drive new safety features home. the next generation of air bag protection. fox news.com gary reports. >> steve: mercedes benz automobiles have always been coveted for luxury, style, and performance. but for many buyer, safety is the feature that closes the deal. now they have brought many of its ...

Ticked off at g.m. because of this. theyre accusing the bail-out auto maker of using taxpayers dollars to lure away toyota customers. neil says yeah! go ahead. its to okay. give us the flip side. >> toyota dealers say its predatory, reckless and unfair. you wouldnt expect anything less from car dealers, would you? we are taxpayers and shareholders in general motors and we wantp them to scrounge for every last sale. this is great. >> eric: you agree? >> we had the government helping out g.m. in s...

Megyn: new trouble today for toyota, a lawsuit filed moments ago by the orange county, california district attorney against toyota motor sales, usa. this of course follows the massive recall linked to acceleration problems in toyotas vehicles, the issue may be linked to a number of crashes and perhaps as many as 52 deaths. we just dont know the numbers right now. d.a. tony ricaucus says the auto maker continues to an danger the public with de -- defective vehicles and deceptive business practi...