And Renault, which is making the biggest push into electric vehicles, is planning to launch a scooter-type car called the Twizy (in which a single passenger sits behind the driver like on a motorcycle), a midsized family car called the Fluence and the sportier Zoe.

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The NRA, which is regrouping in anticipation of that massive legislative push, will make its presence felt through congressional testimony and wielding the type of political sway the pro-gun lobby has carefully amassed over dozens of election cycles, experts said.

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