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MARY PETERS SWORN IN AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY

U.S. President George W. Bush arrives for the swearing in of new federal Transportation Secretary Mary Peters at the Department of Transportation in Washington on October 17, 2006. Also with Peters are White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten and her Husband Terry Peters. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)...

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U.S. urges better skills for motorcyclists

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DUI deaths down nationwide, U.S. reports

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The number of drunken-driving fatalities has fallen nationwide and in 32 individual states, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Thursday.

Traffic deaths at 13-year low

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The number of people who died on U.S. highways dropped again in 2007 to historically low levels, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Thursday.

U.S. drivers putting on ever fewer miles

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Americans are keeping their cars in park more than ever, sending total miles driven lower for the eighth month in a row, federal transportation officials say.

FAA to auction slots at Newark airport

NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Plane rights at New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport will be auctioned in part to gauge their worth, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Tuesday.

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