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Administration Praised For Highway U-Turn; Senate Urged To Put Pedal On Transportation Bill »
Posted by: SNance 2 months, 1 week ago in News
The Bush admnistration, particularly Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, is winning applause for a surprise decision to reverse course on a key highway bill that had ...
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Teamsters Give Thumbs Up To House Vote To Kill Truck Program »
Posted by: SNance 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Today's House vote to kill a Bush administration program that allows Mexican trucks access to U.S. roadways got a big thumbs up from ...
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Highway crashes kill more than 41,000 in 2007 »
Posted by: ap 3 months ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Traffic deaths in the United States declined last year, reaching the lowest level in more than a decade, the government reported Thursday ...
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Drunken driving deaths fall in 32 states »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Drunken driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, but the government says the number of alcohol-related fatalities among motorcycle riders climbed ...
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Transportation Dept almost out of highway funds »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month.
Peters blames the shortage of ...
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Senate approves $8 billion for highway trust fund »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate is putting $8 billion into the highway trust fund in a move to stave off what could be crippling delays ...
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House votes $8B relief for highway trust fund »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Congress on Thursday sent President Bush an $8 billion rescue package for the federal highway trust fund. The infusion comes as the ...
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FAA failed to act on runway safety problems »
Posted by: ap 2 months ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A government watchdog is demanding an investigation of whistleblower complaints that federal aviation officials failed to follow through on runway safety problems ...
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Feds go forward with NYC airport experiment »
Posted by: ap 1 month, 1 week ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays around the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing ...
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Govt wants kids to buckle up on small school buses »
Posted by: ap 1 month ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Smaller school buses will have to be equipped with three-point, lap-and-shoulder seat belts for the first time and larger buses will have ...
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Bridge design flaws may not be as rare as thought »
Posted by: ap 4 days, 5 hours ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The design flaw that brought down a highway bridge in Minneapolis went undetected for 40 years. Federal safety officials say that, even ...
