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Washington bridge collapse: Truck hit support beam, officials say
A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at least one girder, officials said on...Tags: Transportation Industry, Highway Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Physiology, Washington, DC
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Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse
ReutersMOUNT VERNON, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at...Tags: Washington, DC, Transportation Accidents, Canada, Transportation Industry, Dwayne Johnson
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Transportation nominee gets warm reception from senators, steers clear of controversy
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Bankruptcy, Internal Revenue Service, Amy Klobuchar, Travel
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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced...Tags: U.S. Senate, Layoffs and Downsizing, Travel, Anthony Foxx, Highway Transportation
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On a rainy day, Obama takes Cabinet secretaries Sebelius, LaHood out for a round of golf
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation...Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Senate, White House
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Big four cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads
NEW YORK (AP) — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer. AT&T, Verizon...
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PRESSURE COOKER-AIRPORT ARREST Nephew: Man mistakenly jailed for pressure cooker DETROIT (AP) — The nephew of a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport says the case is a misunderstanding, and that the pressure cooker his uncle was...Tags: Plan B (drug), U.S. Senate, Women's Health, U.S. Department of Transportation, Physical Therapy
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Leesburg tower won't close, thanks to funding fix
LEESBURG — The control tower at Leesburg International Airport won't close next month after all now that the Federal Aviation Administration has funding approval, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. The Leesburg tower was one of...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays
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JPMorgan board members targeted by shareholder advisers
JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most — only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls. Influential...
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Regional airport towers to stay open
Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings. The move affects several Illinois airports whose towers were set to...
Tags: Justice System, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Waukegan, Layoffs and Downsizing
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U.S. cancels plan to close control towers at smaller airports
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration has canceled plans o close 149 air traffic control towers at smaller U.S. airports that it earlier said would be necessary to meet required spending cuts, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray...Tags: Jerry Moran
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
BMV-OVERCHARGING Judge grants class status to lawsuit again BMV INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As many as 4 million Indiana drivers could become plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has overcharged for driver's licenses since...Tags: Indiana University, NASA, The Carlyle Group, Punishment, Walmart
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