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Clem's Chronicles: Toyota accelerator mystery/BPA/North Dakota Students found dead


very busy night for news folks. i am publishing this long before all the 2009 election results are in. Please check back with ABC NEWS.COM for political updates throughout the night and tomorrow. TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS-You’ve heard about this story....

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November 3, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

What Should You Do If Your Car Accelerates Out of Control?


Today federal safety officials said sudden acceleration in some 2,000 Toyotas remains under active investigation. In recent weeks, Toyota has conducted the largest recall for safety in its history. The company warned the owners of 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus...

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JFK & Jackie -- A Dying Wish


ABC's Stu Schutzman reports from New York: Like the constant drip of a leaky faucet, new facts, old suppositions and endless questions continue to riddle the assassination of JFK. In the nearly half century since, a crescendo of revelations usually...

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Will Houston Elect Its First Gay Mayor?


Big (sort of) election day! You have a couple of governor races, some important referendums and a handful of mayoral races. Which brings us to the nation’s 4th biggest city of Houston where an openly gay woman is running for...

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Quotes of the Day: 'I'm a recovering politician...'


“Interviews with voters across Iowa offer a window into how the president’s standing has leveled off, especially among the independents and Republicans who contributed not just to his margin of victory in the caucuses here but also to the optimism...

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Ship Made of World Trade Center Steel Arrives in NYC


The USS New York, the Navy's newest warship, arrived in Manhattan yesterday -- 684 feet of history and hope. At the bow of the vessel is steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. ABC's David Wright has more:

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