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Senate Sets Aside Rancor to Pass Aviation Bill

WASHINGTON (March 24) -- It was Monday night, and Capitol Hill was consumed with partisan acrimony. A day earlier, a deeply divided House of Representatives had narrowly approved the president's signature health care overhaul. Republicans were declaring war. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told a radio station that there would...

Opinion: Stuck at the Airport? Aim Your Frustrations at Washington

LM Otero, AP Planes line up at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 (Nov. 20) -- Thursday morning's air traffic control meltdown, which delayed flights for nearly four hours, wasn't the first time this has occurred. In August 2008, there was a similar failure, with similar delays. And...