US recalls two million cars again over airbag defect - Yahoo News

 

Washington (AFP) - US transport authorities have recalled more than two million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles for a second time over faulty airbags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday the recall was issued following the unexpected deployment of airbags in about 40 cars that had already been fixed under a previous recall….

The new recall involves Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix and Toyota Avalon models made in the early 2000s…

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Chrysler CEO, LaHood held secret meeting to avert Jeep fight | The Detroit News

 

secret meeting June 9 between Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at a Chicago airport helped avert a major clash between the Auburn Hills automaker and federal auto safety regulators over 2.7 million Jeep SUVs that regulators said posed a fire risk….

met at the Federal Aviation Administration office at O’Hare International Airport. LaHood drove up from his home in Peoria, Ill., while Marchionne flew in from Italy and Strickland took a flight from Washington. After a tough, hour-long “frank” meeting, the sides agreed to try to settle the matter, and Marchionne sent a team of engineers to Washington the next day to work with NHTSA on the outlines of a fix.

“Once he (Marchionne) met with David and I in Chicago, he knew this had to get done,” LaHood said. “(Marchionne) didn’t realize how serious this was, how serious we were, and the thing was resolved satisfactorily. .... We pretty much reached an agreement there.”

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130620/AUTO0101/306200118#ixzz2Wt4qxZbK

 

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Wisconsin governor won't file challenges to recall signatures - chicagotribune.com

 

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won't challenge any of the 1 million petition signatures seeking his recall from office because his campaign staff didn't have enough time to scrutinize them all, a top aide said Monday.

The Republican governor had until 5 p.m. Monday to challenge signatures submitted last month

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Fitzgerald says recall strings being pulled from D.C. (VIDEO, AUDIO)

Fitzgerald says recall strings being pulled from D.C. (VIDEO, AUDIO)

by Bob Hague on March 9, 2011

in Budget,Legislature,Politics & Government

The leader of state Senate Republicans says dots are being connected on efforts to recall some of his members. State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday that the recall efforts targeting eight of his members are a real source of concern. “Sure. You know recall of an elected official is a very serious thing, and everybody takes it very seriously,” said Fitzgerald.

And Fitzgerald suggested that the motivation and support for a lot of these recall efforts are not just about the Wisconsin Senate, but about presidential politics. “We’re really beginning, I think, to believe that this isn’t just about the Wisconsin state Senate or the legislature,” he said. “This is about ties directly from the White House down to many of those that are involved in the recalls, and really how Wisconsin plays out in the next presidential election.

While there are also recall efforts underway against five Senate Democrats, Fitzgerald said it’s ironic that Republican Senators are under recall threat for votes they haven’t even taken yet, while Democrat state Representative Godorn Hintz doesn’t face a similar threat for his arrest at an Appleton massage parlor last month.

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Democrats, Republicans Make Moves To Work Together - Politics News Story - WISC Madison

On Tuesday, Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he would rescind contempt orders and other penalties placed against the Democrats when they were gone. That will allow Democrats to have their votes in committee action counted.

Fitzgerald said he's comfortable doing that after Democrats made assurances to him they won't leave the state again to delay a vote

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Miami-Dade County Mayor Is Removed - NYTimes.com

Mayor Carlos Alvarez [Republican] of Miami-Dade County was removed in a recall election on Tuesday as voters punished him for raising property taxes and increasing the salaries of his closest aides at the height of the recession.

gave his own top aides hefty raises, including his former chief of staff whose salary climbed to $206,783 from $185,484.

that raised property taxes for 40 percent of homeowners, despite plummeting property values, to avoid laying off firefighters and other public employees. Yet, most county workers are getting raises this year.

recall campaign was spearheaded by Norman Braman, a billionaire car dealer, philanthropist and one time owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, who said he was outraged by the property tax increase and the “erosion in the quality of life” in Miami

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