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Fan mail, of a sort, for the 'sequester'
There’s little agreement about anything regarding the “sequester” except that the $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year will be implemented starting Friday. As The Times’ editorialized Thursday: “The irony is...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Layoffs and Downsizing, Fiscal Cliff, Career and Workplace
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Obama's fear-mongering campaign
Last week the Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood gave an address from the White House warning what effects the forthcoming sequester will have on our country’s transportation facilities. He predicted flight delays will occur as air traffic...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Illegal Immigrants, Elections, Politics
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Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government Debt, Executive Branch
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In budget fight, sky is falling again
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the government in just days. So it's a good time to be alert for sky-is-falling hype....
Tags: Teachers, Barack Obama, Layoffs and Downsizing, Illegal Immigrants, Bill Clinton
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House gears up for transportation revenue effort
Democrats in the House of Delegates, who for the first half of this legislative session shied away from the issue of raising money for transportation, will draft a revenue package of their own in answer to one proposed earlier by Senate President Thomas...
Tags: Ocean City, Travel, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Michael E. Busch
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White House details budget fallout amid blame game
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-...Tags: Barack Obama, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government Debt, Politics, Kelly Ayotte
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All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
The Associated PressThe White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and...Tags: Republican Party, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government Debt, Executive Branch, Politics
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Sequester could close towers at five state airports, LaHood says
Five regional and local airports could see their control towers close on April 1 if across-the-board spending cuts take effect next week Friday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday. Hagerstown Regional Airport and Salisbury-Ocean City...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Ocean City, Federal Aviation Administration, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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SunRail commuter train gets $87M check
A federal check of more than $87 million was delivered to the state this week for the continued construction of the SunRail commuter train in Metro Orlando. Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff made the official announcement Friday during a news...
Tags: Volusia County, Orange County (Florida), DeBary, Poinciana, Washington, DC
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Secretary LaHood say flights will be delayed if budget cuts hit
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Friday issued a travel advisory: Due to a budget standoff in Washington, flights will be delayed. That was the message Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood delivered at the daily White House briefing, as he...
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Air Transportation Delays, White House, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Feds will mandate noisier hybrid vehicles
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellSafety 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... -
SD lawmakers pass ban on texting while driving
PIERRE — A man who caused a fatal accident while texting behind the wheel and the widow of the man who died told state lawmakers Friday it’s time for South Dakota to join the other 39 states that have banned texting while driving. Justin...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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