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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: Ray LaHood, Elections, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, National Government
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U.S. transport chief LaHood exits politics, Obama picks Foxx
ReutersBy Roberta Rampton and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - For the past four years, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has rarely passed up the chance to chide American drivers for using mobile phones and other devices while driving, often...Tags: Ray LaHood, Washington, DC, Elections, U.S. Cabinet, Politics
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Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.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: Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Antonio Villaraigosa, Air Transportation Industry, Ray LaHood
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Viewpoint: Greenville, S.C., was place to be for columnist
I just returned from a delightful trip to Greenville, S.C., to help my daughter celebrate her last birthday in her 40s. I had an early start up the hill because I did not want to share the road with the hundreds of RVs returning home from Easter break....
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Reelected Democratic Party leader was asked to leave '12 convention
A Democrat elected Sunday to a leadership post in the California Democratic Party was asked last summer to leave the Democratic National Convention, where he was a delegate, after falsely claiming that he was a member of Congress and being threatened with...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Politics, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Government
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Report: MetLife Considers Moving 'Hundreds Of Additional Jobs' To North Carolina
The Charlotte Business Journal, citing anonymous sources, reports that MetLife is considering moving "hundreds of additional jobs" to Charlotte, in addition to the 2,600 jobs the life insurer has already announced plans to move to North Carolina from...Tags: MetLife Incorporated, Bloomfield (Staten Island, New York), Boston
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Maroon 5, rappers J. Cole and Pusha T to play amphitheater in Virginia Beach
The Farm Bureau Live amphitheater in Virginia Beach announced two concerts this week: Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson on Sept. 8 and ShaggFest featuring rappers J. Cole and Pusha T on June 15. Adam Levine's Maroon 5 tops the bill of a Honda Civic tour...
Tags: DTE Energy Company, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Ticketmaster, NBC (tv network), Raleigh
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Reid Flair, son of WWE star Ric Flair, dies at 25
Reid Flair, the 25-year-old son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, died Friday, wrestlingobserver.com is reporting. Details surrounding his death are unknown at this time. Flair's agent, Melinda Morris Zanoni, released the following statement: "We are...Tags: Kurt Angle, Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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MetLife Moving 2,600 Workers To North Carolina
The Hartford Courant— MetLife will consolidate operations and shift jobs to North Carolina, where it will build two new campuses in a move aimed at saving hundreds of millions of dollars by 2016. An undisclosed number of jobs will be slashed in Bloomfield and other...Tags: Technology, Insurance, Cigna Corporation, MetLife Incorporated, Wake County
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UPDATED: Grandson charged with killing Campbell County couple
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefThe grandson of a couple who were murdered last week has been arrested for their killings. Robert Philbrook is in custody for the deaths of John and Virginia Philbrook. John and Virginia Philbrook were found dead on Feb. 15 in their Sleepy Hollow Road...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Trials, Murder, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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NASCAR Connection: Winner of the first race came from Kansas
Eyewitness SportsSaturday night NASCAR drops the green flag on its 2013 season and unveils a new generation of race car. It promises fans a return to the days where race cars were stock cars and looked like the cars we drive every day. The new cars are supposed to look...Tags: Track and Field, World War II (1939-1945), Auto Racing, NASCAR, Stock Car Racing
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Little overlap in American, US Airways routes
NEW YORK (AP) — In the jigsaw puzzle of airline routes, American Airlines and US Airways are two pieces that fit together almost perfectly. Of the 50 busiest domestic routes, the two carriers compete directly on only one: Los Angeles to Phoenix,...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Transportation, Air Transportation, Allentown, Air Transportation Industry
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Mar 29, 2013
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