Ray LaHood

Ray Lahood on Deadlocked Transportation Bill

Ray Lahood on Deadlocked Transportation Bill

Transportation Secretary criticizes GOP transportation proposal, calls for investment

Transportation Secretary criticizes GOP transportation proposal, calls for investment

Egypt files charges against 19 Americans accused of running NGOs

Egypt files charges against 19 Americans accused of running NGOs

Tensions Rise in US-Egypt Relations

Tensions Rise in US-Egypt Relations
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Americans Prevented from Leaving Egypt

Americans Prevented from Leaving Egypt

Investigation Into Pro-Democracy NGO Raided in Egypt

Investigation Into Pro-Democracy NGO Raided in Egypt
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Obama Administration announces big spending package on transportation

Andrea Bernstein, Takeaway political correspondent, joins the show to help suss out the Obama administration's motives. She's following this story at Transportation Nation.

Obama Administration announces big spending package on transportation
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Transportation sec. levies heavy fine on Toyota Corp.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood intends to levy a $16.4 million fine, the largest allowed by law, against Toyota Motor Company. LaHood says Toyota knew about their cars' accelerator problems for months before informing the U.S. government.

Transportation sec. levies heavy fine on Toyota Corp.
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'TIGER' grants aim to revitalize neighborhoods with funds for transit

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the winners of a stimulus grant called TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery). Communities around the country competed for federal money to revamp their public transit systems.

'TIGER' grants aim to revitalize neighborhoods with funds for transit

Stimulus dollars to fund rail networks

President Obama is touting $8 billion in stimulus dollars for high speed rail projects around the country.

Stimulus dollars to fund rail networks
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Troubles worsen for Toyota

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that Toyota's troubles may be 'the most serious safety issue that we have faced' at his department. We find out more from Paul Eisenstein, publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com.

Troubles worsen for Toyota
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Transportation Secretary plans to out bird strikes

Yesterday Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood said that the public has a right to know about bird strikes. Bruce Holmes worked on air transportation systems at NASA Langley Research Center. He joins us now.

Transportation Secretary plans to out bird strikes
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Illinois congressman to be transportation secretary

President-elect Barack Obama will announce his selection of Republican Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood as his transportation secretary today. Tanya Koonce, News Director of WCBU in Peoria, gives The Takeaway a briefing on her hometown congressman.

Illinois congressman to be transportation secretary