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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, right, speaks after being introduced by President Barack Obama as the nominee for Secretary of Transportation at the White House, next to outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, left, on April 29, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Low-Key Mr. Foxx Goes to Washington
Anthony Foxx, whose nomination as Transportation Secretary has slid under the radar as picks for the labor and commerce departments get more scrutiny, will get his moment in Washington at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Foxx, 42,...
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Dodge Ram Loaded w/ Paul Harvey’s ‘God Made a Farmer:’ ‘Most Clever’
Chrysler and Fiat Chairman Sergio Marchionne should be expecting a call from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. No, his company’s not in trouble – far from it. Touring the floor of the Washington Auto Show this morning, the departing DOT leader...
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Passengers walk beneath an Amtrak sign at Union Station in Washington.
Amtrak’s Rough Ride Renewed
Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman had hoped for an easier ride in 2013 after Florida Republican John Mica had to relinquish the chairmanship of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mica, who was term-limited out of the post, took great pleasure...
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U.S, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Speaks at the Opening Ceremony of the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 14, 2013.
LaHood Skips Corvette at Auto Show, Avoids Questions About Own Future
If Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is stepping down imminently, he has the best poker face at the table. LaHood today traveled to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to speak at the show’s opening and meet with automakers...
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The interlock ignition system which requires the driver to blow into a tube to prove sobriety before driving.
Ignition Interlocks for First-Time DUI Offenders?
AAA, the motorist group with more than 53 million members, is endorsing the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for mandatory use of ignition interlock devices for all drunken-driving offenders. AAA issued its statement five days before New Year’s Eve, which...
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A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee pushes a cart full of mail from a postal delivery truck in New York on Nov. 15, 2012.
Junk-Mail Relief — Bad for Business
This isn’t the kind of help the U.S. Postal Service had in mind when it asked Congress to pass a bill affecting it before adjourning for the year. The House, which hasn’t acted on a broad postal reform bill proposed...
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A Transportation Security Administration officer demonstrates how to walk through the ProVision Millimeter Wave advanced imaging technology machine at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in Arlington, Virginia.
TSA’s Hearing Boycott `Sad:’ Mica
True to its word, the Transportation Security Administration followed through on its pledge to boycott today’s House transportation hearing about the agency’s impact on commercial air travel, evoking strong words if not subpoena threats from committee leaders. Committee Chairman John...
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Union Station in Washington.
Amtrak CEO Running on Lame-Duck House Chairman’s Borrowed Time
Rep. John Mica may not be able to yank the Transportation Security Administration’s chain during his final month as chairman of the House transportation committee. But he’s still got Amtrak. Mica, the Florida Republican who ceded his bid to remain...
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The Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model X vehicle at its unveiling in Hawthorne, California.
Romney’s `Losers’ Overlook Ford, Nissan — and Tesla Repaying
In last night’s debate, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney singled out four recipients of U.S. Energy Department aid as he lumped such companies together as “losers.” Romney was essentially repeating a refrain he’d used last week at a campaign event...
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A letter carrier in Avon, Ohio.
Postal Service Heroes: Neither Rip Tides, nor Pit Bulls, nor Gas Leaks…
They’re part of what some lawmakers call a bloated workforce, and they face a stereotype that goes along with the words “postal worker.” But today in Washington, postal workers — namely those who deliver the mail — were recognized as...
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