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Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years (AP)

A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida in 2009. The US home mortage sector remains under siege -- as recent huge losses reported by government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show -- from high unemployment and troubled loans.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.


Wed Mar 10 23:05:22 -0600 2010
2-second video causes headache for ABC News (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Corolla is shown at Toyota dealership in San Francisco. For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.


Wed Mar 10 23:10:56 -0600 2010
Watchdog: GMAC bailout could cost taxpayers $6.3B (AP)

A Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle sits at an event in Michigan in 2009. GMAC, the troubled former finance arm of General Motors, has been AP - The Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable — a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion, a new watchdog report says.


Wed Mar 10 23:06:56 -0600 2010
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems (AP)

A 2005 Toyota Prius, which was in an accident, is seen at a police station in Harrison, New York, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The driver of the Toyota Prius told police that the car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.


Wed Mar 10 20:25:55 -0600 2010