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In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems mdash; the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world’s largest automaker.


A supporter of the health care reform holds a sign outside a health care town hall meeting with U.S. congressman Kendrick Meeks (R-FL) in Miami, Florida in this September 3, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/FilesAP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama’s call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.


Kevin McMahon of Washington, uses an oven pan as he slides on the slope of the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn’t touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.


FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. The head of Iran's atomic agency Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 that Iran, which is set to start enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File)AP - The head of Iran’s atomic agency said the Islamic Republic would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor.


FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006, file photo,  Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration’s handling of the war in Iraq was based on flawed policy wrapped in illusion and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform.


Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour's  six member crew will deliver a large room with a cupola to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)AP - Endeavour’s astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.


AP - The Republicans’ first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama’s choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board.

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, looks on during his arraignment at the Airport Courthouse on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool)AP - Michael Jackson’s doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case mdash; a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his gross negligence was the direct cause of the pop star’s death.


FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2009 file photo, Lil Wayne performs in New Orleans. The performer, whose real name is Duane Carter, pleaded guilty in October to a weapons possession charge and will be sentenced Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. His plea deal calls for a year in jail.   (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky/file)AP - Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap’s pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, Rebirth, was officially released Feb. 2.


Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal leaves the airport after greeting the New Orleans Saints upon their return from the Super Bowl, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Kenner, La. The Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday in the NFL football Super Bowl, for the first championship in franchise history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city.