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...scolded by the DMV for taking the driver's-license exam in a pair of 3-inch (8 cm) wedges, I was eager to test out the Equinox. The accelerator was indeed comfortable and easy to use in my stilettos. However, I was surprised to find that the brake pedal had not been similarly repositioned. Pressing it in heels felt just as awkward as it does in any other car. Then again, braking is my least favorite part of driving...
This is where Merkel stomped on the brake. Greece will not get a single cent from the E.U., except in the direst of straits, and then only as loans. As Voltaire famously preached, harsh retribution serves not only to punish the culprit, but also "encourages the others" to remain virtuous. Surely, if Greece had gotten the handout, other PIIGS might have merrily continued in their extravagant ways. (Read: "Germany: Tensions...
...anomaly that Toyota's engineers couldn't explain was the heavy wear on the front brakes, which Toyota officials admitted was consistent with Sikes' assertion that he tried to brake...
Emptying the U.S. consulates, of course, won't brake Mexico's ever spiraling drug violence. But like January's teen massacre, the March 13 assault on Americans may well turn out to be another big mistake by the narcos - especially if it gets both Washington and Mexico City to work together on the less militaristic but more effective long-term strategies that could eventually leave the cartels crying for once...
...hauling Toyoda and his deputies to Capitol Hill for a public flogging, House members got to vent their outrage at the company's sclerotic response to quality issues ranging from troublesome floor mats to sticky gas pedals to faulty brakes. Committee members asserted that Toyota has failed to sufficiently address the possibility that the computers in its cars could be causing problems. Toyota executive Jim Lentz insisted on Feb. 23 that the company has identified the defects responsible for some 2,600 instances of sudden, unintended acceleration--resulting in 34 deaths--since 2000. But he also conceded that...