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    Apr 23, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  1. Guidelines Aim to Decrease Distractions of Multimedia Systems

    KickingTires
    In a press briefing today, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood characterized his four-plus-year campaign against distracted driving as a "crusade." The latest weapon in the government's fight is a set of voluntary guidelines for automakers designed to...

    Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Blindness, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment

    2. Apr 9, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  2. Lawmakers to Jump-Start Backup Camera Mandate

    KickingTires
    In 2007, Congress and President George W. Bush approved a law mandating that the government set automotive rear-visibility guidelines by the beginning of 2011. In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed that backup cameras be...

    Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Politics

    3. Jan 29, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  3. Ray LaHood Resigns as U.S. DOT Chief

    KickingTires
    Secretary Ray LaHood announced this morning that his time heading up the Department of Transportation has reached the end of the road, according to a news release. LaHood, 67, said that after serving for four years in President Barack Obama's......

    Tags: Transportation, Barack Obama, USA Today, Travel

    4. May 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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.
    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...

    Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Museum of Natural History

    5. Jan 7, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  5. Feds will mandate noisier hybrid vehicles

    The Road Warrior w/Dan Hartzell
    Safety experts have warned for years that today's hybrid-electric and fully-electric automobiles, because they emit little or, in some cases, almost no engine noise, pose significant safety risks in a culture where pedestrians and bicyclists are...
    6. Feb 1, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Villaraigosa says he plans to stay mayor until his term ends

    L.A. NOW
    L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday that he plans to stay mayor until the end of his term on June 30, greatly reducing the likelihood that he would become President Obama’s secretary of Transportation....
    7. Jan 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Sunday shows: Scott Brown, Boehner, Bayh, Axelrod

    Top of the Ticket
    Also, Sens. Jon Thune, Mitch McConnell and Lamar Alexander, Govs. Haley Barbour, Ed Rendell and Jennifer Granholm, Rep. Paul Ryan and Bob Gibbs....
    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. 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.
    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...

    Tags: Science, Motorvehicle Accidents, T-Mobile, Politics, University of Michigan

    9. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Obama names mayor of Charlotte as Transportation secretary

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama renewed his pitch for investment in American infrastructure Monday as he named Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to serve as his next Transportation secretary. Obama called Foxx “one of the most effective...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Executive Branch

    10. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said.
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    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Eric Holder, Air Transportation Industry

    11. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Who's to blame for air travel delays?

    Is the White House or Congress to blame for delays in air travel attributed to the budget sequester? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz put that question to the Lehigh Valley’s two federal lawmakers. The White House is to blame: U.S. Rep....

    Tags: National Institutes of Health, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Republican Party

    12. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. The stunt pilots misread their gauges

    Somewhere between the Oval Office and a snarled airport near you, the stunt pilots in the Obama administration made a terrible miscalculation.
    Somewhere between the Oval Office and a snarled airport near you, the stunt pilots in the Obama administration made a terrible miscalculation. Most citizens are able to read. They're seeing numerous articles in the public prints explaining how the...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, The Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Politics

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