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and sent us the latest. well, apec has started here and its really a huge moment for the city of san francisco. its the biggest summit to be held here since the united nations charter was signed here in 1916. and this is really a huge economic summit. youre talking about more than 50% of all of the worlds trade belongs to the 21 nations wholl be attending here this week. and were talking about 40% of the worlds population, by the way. so its a big economic conference. but by far the bi...

Bring your car to a halt. are your officers trained in that at all? >> well, our officers are aware of that, and i havent spoken to mr. sykes regarding that particular series, and i dont know whether or not he went through that. however, i will tell you that, you know, were very fortunate and happy that it came to an end where it did, because he was approaching a pretty treacherous part of the roadway, which was a 6 percent decline in the roadway, with several curves, and we needed to get that c...

Spend thousands upon thousands of dollars to buy an automobile. and they have a right to expect to be safe. and to that end, yesterday there was some very telling testimony before the commerce committee. i know you were there and heard about it. where the president of toyota sales usa when asked about the mat issue, whether its the sticky pedal or the mat problem, whether recalls in regard to those issues would solve the problem, he was not sure. are you familiar? >> yes, sir. i was there and i ...

Basically dying because of the mat issue. when i looked down at those list, im wondering, though, somebody -- from my observation from a distance, that could have the reputation of toyota actually been a contributing factor in how this process was handled? some may not know but toyota -- ranked top second only to mercedes and porsche for satisfaction, reputation. i guess if you drive a porsche you darned well better be happy with the vehicle. is it possible that in this process, the great reputa...