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    May 14, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. 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: University of Michigan, Science and Technology, Elections, New Products, Government

    2. May 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. 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: Elections, Sales, Companies and Corporations, Politics, White House

    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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.
    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: Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Waukegan, Justice System

    4. May 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. 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.
    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: Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry

    5. May 3, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  5. Highway deaths in U.S. rise after six-year streak of declines

    The number of people killed on U.S. highways rose in 2012 to end a run of six consecutive declines, the longest streak in the nation's history. Crash fatalities rose 5.3 percent to an estimated 34,080 from a year earlier, the U.S. National Highway...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts

    Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Barbara A. Mikulski, Politics, White House, Layoffs and Downsizing

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

  7. 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: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Elections, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress

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

  8. 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: 2012 Democratic National Convention, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Susan Rice, Barack Obama, Charlotte

    9. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 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: The Washington Post, Tom Coburn, The Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Unemployment

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

  10. 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, Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice, Unemployment

    11. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| AP Maryland

  11. Transportation department orders shutdown of DC tour bus company over safety concerns

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered a Washington tour bus company to shut down after an investigation found that its vehicles and drivers are unsafe. The department announced Wednesday that it has ordered...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC, Tour Operations Industry

    12. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Hostages on the tarmac!

    Hours before the federal spending sequester began on March 1, when President Barack Obama predicted that "People are going to be hurt," he did not add, <i>Trust me, I'll make sure of it</i>. But he might as well have, as this week's furloughs of air traffic controllers make obvious.
    Hours before the federal spending sequester began on March 1, when President Barack Obama predicted that "People are going to be hurt," he did not add, Trust me, I'll make sure of it. But he might as well have, as this week's furloughs of air traffic...

    Tags: Tom Coburn, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Unemployment, Politics

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