The incident occurred at the end of Toyota's press conference, where Bob Carter, vice president and general manager of the Toyota division, was introducing the 2008 Sequoia full-size SUV.

When a man asked Carter why Toyota was suing California over carbon-dioxide emissions regulations, Carter noticed that the man's media badge identified him as Dave Schembri, head of Mercedes-Benz's Smart division. Carter knocked the video camera from the man's hands, and security guards separated the two.

Abington hospital moves patients after smoky odor

Ten patients at Abington Memorial Hospital were relocated to another building yesterday after a "smoky" smell was detected on a maternity floor. The fire department was called at 3:17 p.m. after sparks from workers' tools landed in some insulation and smoldered, causing the smell, according to hospital officials. The workers were installing a heating and air-conditioning unit in the basement of the Highland Building. The patients were on the second floor. There were no injuries and the move was precautionary, according to hospital officials. - Mari A. Schaefer .

Growth can be a nightmare

They put in months of time and effort to draft a comprehensive vision plan to improve this part of our city. It would make a mockery of their hard work and dedication to approve a project that would compound the poor planning that caused this location to be the problem it is today. Let something more acceptable be built to provide jobs.San Marcos, Vista and the Oceanside Planning Commission got it right when they turned down the Robertson's Ready Mix plant. Let's hope our City Council has the wisdom to do the same.Harriett BledsoeOceansideA thorough investigation is in orderIn light of recent revelations about Philip Zelikow's undisclosed White House ties, a fresh look at all the commissions and issues surrounding this administration is due ("9/11 panel member close to administration," Feb.

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