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Published: 11/22/10

TSA Chief Says Goal Is to Make Airport Checks Less Intrusive, but Gives No Timetable

By Bruce Drake

John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, reiterated Monday that his agency was trying to find a balance between tougher security measures at airports aimed at screening out passengers carrying explosive or other dangerous devices, and complaints that procedures like ...

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Published: 11/21/10

TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me

By Donna Trussell

You are witnessing the death of an industry. What the eco-freaks could never do -- drum up significant support for mass transit -- the TSA has done in just one decade. Hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous, but glamorous, exciting and sexy it was from the 1940s through the ...

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Published: 11/20/10

Sarah Palin to Air Security Agents: 'Profile Away'

By Tom Diemer

Related Stories Airport Security Scanners Can Store and Transmit Images, Despite TSA Statements FBI's John Pistole Confirmed as TSA Chief Sarah Palin isn't short on opinions. The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate weighed in on airport security, questioning why it is "politically ...

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Published: 11/18/10

Obama Touts GM Turnaround As Recession 'Success Story'

By Alex Wagner

Breaking sharply from his defensive crouch following this month's electoral "shellacking," President Obama took a moment to celebrate some hard-won success on Thursday. The president championed his administration's decision to rescue the troubled U.S. auto industry last spring, pointing to General ...

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Published: 11/17/10

Federal High-Speed Rail Money Now Up for Grabs, Says Ray LaHood

By Mary C. Curtis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- "You all are going to be in the high-speed rail business," U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said here Wednesday. Political, transportation and business leaders from across the region applauded his statement. Though LaHood was not specific, North Carolina could receive a ...

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Published: 10/11/10

Obama Pushes Infrastructure Overhaul to Create Jobs, Boost Efficiency

By Alex Wagner

Calling America's system of roads, rails and runways "woefully inefficient" and "outdated," President Obama met Monday with mayors and governors and proposed a multi-billion-dollar program to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure and jump-start job creation. The program, the president noted, would ...

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Published: 10/11/10

Barack O'Clock: Infrastructure Meeting, Fundraising in Miami

By Alex Wagner

The president will be pow-wowing with mayors, governors and Cabinet members about the state of the nation's infrastructure, then meeting with the stars of the education documentary "Waiting for Superman." In the evening, he'll jet to Miami for some Democratic fundraising. Here's what's on tap: 9:40 ...

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Published: 10/1/10

Rahm Emanuel's Legacy Role in Obama White House

By Lynn Sweet

President Obama gave Rahm Emanuel a sentimental send off Friday, passing the White House chief of staff baton to Pete Rouse on an interim basis while Emanuel returns to Chicago to run for mayor, leaving behind his legacy role as tactician-in-chief. "Obviously, these two gentlemen have slightly ...

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Published: 09/23/10

Senate Republicans Fail in Bid to Stop New Union Organizing Rule

By Tom Diemer

The unions won one Thursday. Senate Republicans fell short in an effort to roll back a new government rule that will make it easier for labor unions to organize new workers by changing the way votes are counted in representation elections. The Senate, in a 56-43 vote, refused to overturn the ...

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Published: 09/10/10

Nevada Candidate Would Allow Drivers to Do 90 MPH -- for a Fee

By Tom Diemer

Do you know how fast you were going, sir? In Nevada, the answer could be: 90 miles per hour -- and officer, I paid for the right. Ok, that's not likely to happen anytime soon, but an independent candidate for governor, one Eugene DiSimone, has proposed a "Free Limit Plan," whereby motorists would ...

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