The entry trim level would be positioned below the two higher-spec Leaf versions currently on the market, Automotive News said, and will debut as part of a 2013-model facelift for the entire Leaf line.

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Or so it seemed until the 1950s, when collector Forest Sweet, who had accumulated six stray leaves (a leaf being a single two-sided page), deduced they came from Washington's original.

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The three higher-ranked cars in December were the all-electric Nissan Leaf, and two versions of the Toyota Prius.

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Then he suavely juggled two genres: romantic comedy (A New Leaf, House Calls) and 32 years of grumpy-buddy movies with Jack Lemmon.

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