Earlier this month, still more hybrid car buyers were hit with bad news: more than 100, 000 Priuses worldwide are being recalled because of a steering problem.

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Mission managers continue to grapple with a steering brake problem.

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Lott's greater problem is steering China's entry into the World Trade Organization through the election-year Congress.

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The problem affects the vehicles' power steering and arose in a new design for the box, sourced from an unnamed new supplier since February.

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The problem is that Ben Bernanke may be steering monetary policy over a cliff.

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