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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 ...
• Bikers strap on fruit, pots to dodge helmet law
One columnist said transportation can already carry a health risk, and recounted how he had picked up a bedbug while sitting on a bus. "The story is that people who have scabies, craw-craw, ringworm, dandruff and all other such diseases would easily ...
• U.S. 2008 planned layoffs most in five years
The automotive industry was the second-biggest downsizing industry of the year, with 127,281 announced cuts followed by transportation at 82,859. The financial sector also topped the December layoffs with 39,604. The Challenger data comes ahead of the ...