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• Inauguration tests troubled transportation grid
Jan. 4: Jeffrey Goldberg, Katty Kay, Hisham Melhem, Andrea Mitchell and David Sanger discuss the task at hand for President-elect Barack Obama with NBC’s David Gregory on “Meet the Press.” WASHINGTON - On a typical weekday, close to 2 million ...
• Bridges, streets being closed for inauguration
To help relieve traffic congestion in the Washington, Virginia transportation officials announced that on Inauguration Day all but official and authorized vehicles will be barred from Interstate 66 and Interstate 395 inside the Interstate 495 Beltway ...
• Hyperinflation Is U-G-L-Y
Meanwhile, if gas prices rise again, which isn't unthinkable, that will pressure the entire economy, as it will affect transportation costs for supplies and finished goods. And of course, the transportation companies themselves, such as FedEx (NYSE ...
• Raise gasoline tax by 10 cents, Congress urged
That has the federal commission that oversees financing for transportation talking about increasing the federal fuel tax. A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by the commission to finance highway construction and ...
• Bush leaves fuel economy rules for Obama
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. The Transportation Department said in a statement that the recent financial ...