In a statement, Firestone said further action by the NHTSA was unnecessary, adding that it intended to prove its tyres were safe even if it meant going to court.

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The college said Tuesday that Firestone's flight from Denver to Iowa has been delayed due to weather conditions in Colorado.

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She said that Ford and Firestone officials should be charged with second-degree murder.

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Flintshire cabinet members said they favoured the Firestone site, which has also won the support of First Minister Carwyn Jones.

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And outgoing Bridgestone president Yoichiro Kaizaki said he was heartened that Firestone was still maintaining a 20% share of the overall US tyre market.

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"My big thing is if you put all of Congress on Social Security, I bet that thing would get solved real quick, " Engel said as he prepared for the night's spaghetti dinner at Firestone VFW Post 3383 in Akron, Ohio.

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Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people) said today it will idle three auto-production plants because of its Firestone tire recall, taking 6, 000 workers off the production lines.

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