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Michelle Obama's Plane Flew Closer to Big Jet

WASHINGTON -- A plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama this week came even closer to a big military cargo jet than previously reported, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. The distance between the two planes closed to 2.94 miles before air traffic controllers at Andrews Air Force Base outside...

US Orders Sweeping Changes to Airline Fees, Tarmac Rules

DALLAS -- Federal officials are expanding a tarmac-delay rule to prohibit airlines from holding passengers on stranded international flights for longer than four hours. The change stems from a late-December debacle in which several planes loaded with international travelers were stuck for up to 10 hours on snowy New York...

FAA Gives Tired Air Traffic Controllers an Extra Hour to Rest

WASHINGTON - The government said Sunday it is giving air traffic controllers an extra hour off between shifts so they don't doze off at work, a problem that stretches back decades. But officials rejected the remedy that sleep experts say would make a real difference: on-the-job napping. "On my watch, controllers will not...

Florida Supreme Court High-Speed Rail Decision Explained

Stop that train! The Florida Supreme Court has slammed the brakes on opposition to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to reject $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail funding. The court dismissed a bipartisan petition submitted by two state senators claiming that Scott overstepped his power by passing on the stimulus...

Toyota to Pay $32.4M in Extra Fines

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. The civil penalties will settle investigations into how Toyota dealt with recalls over accelerator pedals that could...

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Government Cracks Down On Companies' Unsafe Practices

Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry.

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06/02/12 Monday meeting with Transportation Secretary LaHood... Source: Crain's Detroit Business U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled to meet Monday morning at the office of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing with the private-sector backers of a $137 million streetcar plan for Woodward Avenue â and could announce that the project will get the $25 million in federal funding it has been seeking.
06/02/12 Bus Lines Shut Down Source: NBC - KSEE 24 - Fresno CA The federal government is slamming the brakes on more than two dozen bargain bus companies after a series of fatal accidents.
06/01/12 Ohio bans texting while driving Source: Automotive News Ohio today became the 39th state to ban texting while driving.
06/01/12 Department of Transportation shuts down 26 low cost... Source: NBC - WVLA 33 - Baton Rouge LA The federal government is slamming the brakes on more than two dozen bargain bus companies after a series of fatal accidents.
06/01/12 Feds Shut Down 26 Chinatown Bus Lines Source: The Week They're cheap, they're convenient, and according to the federal government, many Chinatown buses were also death traps.

Background on ray lahood

Raymond H. "Ray" LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is a Republican politician from Illinois who is currently the United States Secretary of Transportation, having served since 2009. Previously, he represented the Illinois's 18th congressional district in the U.S.

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