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Top of the Hour: Flaming Pickup Truck Crashes on Tarmac in Afghanistan, Morning Headlines

New details are emerging about the incident yesterday in Afghanistan, where a stolen pickup truck was driven onto an airport tarmac just as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s plane was landing.

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The Ford Motor Company recently announced that it will increase the fuel efficiency of its sport utility vehicle fleet over the next five years. Detroit Free Press reporter Emilia Askari joins host Diane Toomey to discuss this decision.

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