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Ford to unveil new Transit Connect vans today   Ford's decision to offer an electric version of its award-winning Transit Connect van is giving a boost to a small Oak Park company, Azure Dynamics, and is expected to create new jobs in metro Detroit. Reports: Toyota to recall Prius in Japan   TOKYO -- Toyota has decided to issue a recall for the Prius in Japan, media reports said Sunday, as the company told dealers in the United States it is preparing to repair the brakes on thousands of the hybrid vehicles there. It was unclear whether Toyota planned a formal U.S. recall. GM: Vibe repair parts to be sent out this week   General Motors announced today that repair parts for sticking accelerator pedals in the Pontiac Vibe will be shipped out to dealers this week. Toyota suffers from bad news   Nearly universal awareness of Toyota's recall campaigns is expected to leave lingering questions about the automaker's reputation for quality for some time. 2010 Prius recall, hearing to keep heat on Toyota   As Toyota dealers continued repairing gas pedals, an expected new recall of its 2010 Prius hybrid and a Wednesday congressional hearing assured the Japanese automaker would remain in the spotlight this week. Ford Shelby GT500 ups power, fuel mileage   The 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 will get even more horsepower and better fuel economy as perhaps the first modern Shelby GT500 to dodge the gas guzzler tax.

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Region rushes to prepare for another shot of winter weather   Snowplow crews were ordered to continue working round-the-clock to open thousands of untouched neighborhood streets before turning to meet an ominous new winter storm on Tuesday. State Farm says it first warned safety agency about Toyota accelerators in 2007   The nation's largest auto insurer alerted federal safety regulators on numerous occasions starting in 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyotas, according to the insurer, State Farm. John Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel politics   Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), a Vietnam War veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center. The 19-term lawmaker died from complications of gallbladder surgery. He was 77. Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence   When you've flooded the economy with trillions of dollars, mopping up is no easy task. After D.C. snowstorm, sidewalk-clearing rules and etiquette fall short   Mo Fogarty and her boyfriend, Michael Ronquillo, delirious about a casual Monday, suddenly stepped onto a gnarly patch of snow and ice along Adams Morgan's busiest walkway. Fogarty went down.

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