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Toyota's Car of the Future Had Distinctive Beginning

More than a decade ago, Toyota engineers designed the Prius, a vehicle that revolutionized the auto industry. A visit to the Toyota City factory in Japan sheds light on the car's distinctive beginnings.

Toyota's Car of the Future Had Distinctive Beginning

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Seven Acquitted, 21 Found Guilty in Madrid Bombing

Twenty-one people accused of involvement in the Madrid train bombings in 2004 were found guilty by a Spanish court on Wednesday. The al-Qaida inspired bombings killed 191 people and injured 1,700 on crowded commuter trains.

Seven Acquitted, 21 Found Guilty in Madrid Bombing

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Politics

Bush Pushes Latin American Trade Pacts

The Bush administration is trying to sell Congress on a series of trade agreements with individual nations in the Americas. But with Democrats and even Republicans questioning the wisdom of free trade, winning approval of trade initiatives is an uphill battle.

Bush Pushes Latin American Trade Pacts

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Middle East

Making Sense of Israel's Raid Into Syria

The mystery deepens about Israel's alleged air raid into Syria last month. A series of satellite photos released in the last few weeks that might — or might not — shed some light on the mystery.

Making Sense of Israel's Raid Into Syria

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Business

Toyota Takes a Hit in 'Consumer Reports' Ratings

Consumer Reports is downgrading its rating of three Toyota vehicles. The publication's Auto Test Senior Director David Champion talks about the slide in ranking and how this might affect the company's image.

Toyota Takes a Hit in 'Consumer Reports' Ratings

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From Zimbabwe, Peta Thornycroft (Still) Reporting

Fresh Air

She works in a country where reporters have been harassed, deported, jailed, even tortured. She's subject to all these risks herself — but Peta Thornycroft surrendered her British citizenship and became a Zimbabwean so she could remain in the country and continue to report on the challenges it faces.

From Zimbabwe, Peta Thornycroft (Still) Reporting

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21 Convicted, 7 Acquitted in Madrid Train Bombings

A judge in Spain has found 21 people guilty of participating in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 others. Seven others were acquitted.

Hear Steve Inskeep and Jerome Socolovsky discuss the verdicts in the Madrid, Spain, train bombings on Morning Edition

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The Impact of War

Spanish Court Delivers Verdicts in Madrid Bombings

A Spanish delivers verdicts for 27 men and one woman charged in connection with the Madrid train bombings in 2004. Charges range from masterminding the attack to stealing dynamite to building the bombs. They detonated on four commuter trains, killing 191 people.

Hear Steve Inskeep and Jerome Socolovsky discuss the verdicts in the Madrid, Spain, train bombings on Morning Edition

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Books

Robert Harris: 'The Ghost' of Tony Blair

Robert Harris' new novel features a once-popular former British prime minister who becomes fiercely criticized for collaborating with the United States in war. The character's name is Adam Lang, not Tony Blair, but otherwise the similarities are unmistakable.

Robert Harris: 'The Ghost' of Tony Blair

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Tuesday

Mosul Dam Repairs Were Botched, Inspector Says

Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, reports Tuesday on 21 contracts totaling $27 million that the government awarded to repair the Mosul Dam. He says the job, which was botched, stands in contrast to other contracts handled properly.

Mosul Dam Repairs Were Botched, Inspector Says

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Constitutional Crisis Looms in Lebanon

Lawmakers say bargaining has begun in earnest over who will lead the embattled country of Lebanon, with the clock ticking toward a constitutional crisis if the U.S.-backed majority and the Syrian-supported opposition can't agree on a consensus candidate.

Constitutional Crisis Looms in Lebanon

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