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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- President Obama ratcheted back many of his proposals once faced with a deeply divided Washington he pledged to change while a candidate, memos indicate.
Oil spill company's legal moves slammed
DETROIT, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The company responsible for an oil pipeline leak in Michigan may have compromised the legal rights of residents evacuated from the spill area, lawmakers allege.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Rail safety advocates say they'll push for laws requiring new safety technology they say could have prevented last week's deadly Los Angeles train wreck.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. senators in Washington have sidestepped a rule that would allow FedEx workers greater access to unions, policy observers said.
WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- The death of an airline mechanic and immunity granted pilots for alleged mistakes that led to it are under investigation by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Subsidy helps keep small airports on radar
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A 30-year-old U.S. government subsidy program that helps provide commercial air service to smaller communities grows despite criticism in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The chairman of the House Transportation Committee called the Minneapolis bridge collapse "a wake-up call for the nation's infrastructure." Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., called for an increase in gas taxes to fund road and bridge work across the United St
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., Wednesday demanded House Republican leadership act on some form of aviation security legislation to swiftly move

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