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Toyota's announcement last week that it will recall more than 3.8 million vehicles is unlikely to end the controversy over the car's sudden-acceleration problems. Following complaints about the problem - and a deadly accident in California last summer - the company acknowledged that floor mats, if not secured properly, could get stuck under the accelerator pedal, leaving a vehicle's throttle stuck open. Hence the recall, to replace the accelerator pedals and floor mats...
History Department Chair Lizabeth Cohen acknowledged that a History professor is expected to take part in the program, an additional loss to a department that has already lost four tenured faculty members since the beginning of last summer...
Moore was ranked by Rivals.com the top prospect in Northern California earlier this summer and is currently rated at an 89 by ESPN, which describes him as “a solid ‘four-man’ prospect for the mid-major level.” He averaged 16.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in his junior season. According to his high school coach Greg Harcos, Moore’s greatest strength lies in his shooting ability, which he called “unbelievable.” “Three-pointers are layups...
University President Drew G. Faust had previously announced a campus-wide initiative in the summer of 2008 to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 2006 levels...
...start losing jobs instead of creating jobs in the construction sector," he says. For that reason, one part of a proposed jobs bill would subsidize 30 states that are unlikely to meet their annual highway commitments next year and would top off the Highway Trust Fund. Pelosi last summer had pushed for a $600 billion six-year highway reauthorization bill, but the Administration and Senate balked at raising gas taxes, which is how the bill is traditionally paid for. Instead, Oberstar and House Appropriations Committee chairman Dave Obey have suggested a smaller, Band-Aid program of $100 billion drawn from...