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Elizabeth Paul: Our Democratic office holders have fought for Washington County
As I read the June 6 letter to the editor by the Washington County Republican Central Committee, I was surprised by their promising new position on tax dollars. In the column, the local Republican party leaders clearly acknowledge the importance of...Tags: U.S. Congress, Barbara A. Mikulski, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
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Federal agency launches app to aid rail-crossing safety
Less than a month after a fiery train derailment in Rosedale, the Federal Railroad Administration Tuesday launched a smartphone mobile application to provide safety information about more than 200,000 highway-rail grade crossings. The free app, Rail...
Tags: Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), National Transportation Safety Board, New Products, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry
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Senators urge scrutiny of American Airlines and US Airways merger
On the eve of a Senate hearing on airline mergers, two senators are urging the Obama administration to carefully scrutinize the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The merger, expected to close by September, would unite the third and...Tags: Antitrust Issues, Amy Klobuchar, American Airlines, Inc., Consumers, AMR Corp.
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U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for air...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, Marketing, Antitrust Issues, Amy Klobuchar
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Hillary Clinton, Emanuel speak at Global Initiatives conference
Tribune reporterMayor Rahm Emanuel and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave back-to-back speeches this morning to open a Clinton Global Initiative conference in Chicago that offered no new clues about whether she will run for president in 2016. In...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Hillary Clinton, Media Industry, Twitter, Inc., Politics
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Penny Pritzker nomination moves forward
Tribune newspapersWASHINGTON — Penny Pritzker moved a step closer to becoming Commerce secretary Monday after a unanimous vote by a Senate panel to advance her nomination. The Chicago billionaire, whose family founded the Hyatt Hotel chain, could win final approval...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Chuck Grassley, Harry Reid, Anthony Foxx, Penny Pritzker
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Letters to the Editor - June 6
Elected Democrats put regional airport at risk To the editor: The Washington County Republican Central Committee applauds the excellent work of the current County Commissioners, who are focused on leveraging Hagerstown Regional Airport to stimulate...Tags: U.S. Senate, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Barbara A. Mikulski, Harry Reid, Voting
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19 Americans convicted for pro-democracy work in Egypt
CAIRO — The convictions Tuesday of 19 Americans who worked for pro-democracy groups highlight Egypt's long-standing resistance to broadening freedoms in a country that has veered from secular autocratic rule to an increasingly restrictive Islamist-...
Tags: Frank R Wolf, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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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. Influential...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Boeing Co., Realty, Elections, Companies and Corporations
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Lawmakers press US regulators on America-US Airways deal
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - Over 100 members of Congress have asked U.S. regulators to allow American Airlines and US Airways Group to keep all their airport slots at Reagan National Airport outside Washington D.C. if the companies' planned merger is...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Airways
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Washington bridge collapse: Truck hit support beam, officials say
A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at least one girder, officials said on...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Vancouver (Canada), Physiology, National Transportation Safety Board
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