2008-12-29T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/400228 tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3871085 2008-12-29T19:00:00Z IPBiz The first time I read the Journal Star’s breaking news article on retiring Congressman Ray LaHood being chosen by President-elect Obama for U.S. Secretary of Transportation, it was all about LaHood being a “moderateâ€* Republican, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2008/12/does-lahood-choice-offer-insights-into.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3871083 2008-12-29T19:00:00Z The Lipman Times ... State for the Christmas holiday but this morning’s column by David Broder — the Dean of the political press corps — struck a chord with us. The piece starts as a look at how retiring Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood is the [...] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lipmantimes.com/?p=1357">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3866691 2008-12-29T19:00:00Z Elections WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama has selected U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood for transportation secretary, which would make him the second Republican in the Cabinet, a senior Democrat said on Wednesday. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://celections2008.blogspot.com/2008/12/obama-picks-lahood-for-transportation.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3866690 2008-12-29T19:00:00Z More About Politics California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President-elect Barack Obama at a press conference in Chicago this afternoon. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://moreaboutpolitics.info/moreaboutpolitics/?p=29893">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861686 2008-12-28T19:00:00Z PewResearch.org | Religion Few howled over former Iowa Gov.Tom Vilsack for agriculture, Republican Rep. Ray LaHood for transportation, or Sen. Ken Salazar to Interior. The choice that sparked the most controversy did not involve a selection for his cabinet, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1065/a-christmas-present-no-story-eats-the-news">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861684 2008-12-28T19:00:00Z GabrielWest's blog John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Ray LaHood. mbecker908 Monday, December 29th at 5:22PM EST (link). are making sure Republican concerns are brought front and center in the new Administration. CongressCritterâ„¢: Never have so few felt like ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redstate.com/gabrielwest/2008/12/29/the-silence-of-the-conservatives/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861683 2008-12-28T19:00:00Z YubaNet.com Senator Feinstein's letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (D-Ill.) specifically cites staffing shortages at Los Angeles International Airport and at the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility in San ...<br /><br /><a href="http://yubanet.com/california/Feinstein-urges-action-on-air-traffic-controller-shortage-in-Southern-California.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861682 2008-12-28T19:00:00Z More About Politics California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President-elect Barack Obama at a press conference in Chicago ...<br /><br /><a href="http://moreaboutpolitics.info/moreaboutpolitics/?p=29842">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3854653 2008-12-28T19:00:00Z Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and... "If people like Ray LaHood and others aren't able to earmark dollars, that money will be spent by some bureaucrat in Washington, D.C.," he said earlier this year. "And who knows better how to spend money on worthwhile projects than a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.planetizen.com/node/36686">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3854652 2008-12-28T19:00:00Z More About Politics California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President-elect Barack Obama at a press conference in Chicago this afternoon. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://moreaboutpolitics.info/moreaboutpolitics/?p=29817">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861687 2008-12-28T10:47:11Z Classmates Obama’s Cabinet Market by Diversity, and Alacrity (Washington Post) ... picks — outgoing <strong class="keyword">Rep</strong>. <strong class="keyword">Ray</strong> <strong class="keyword">LaHood</strong> (R-Ill.) as secretary of transportation, former<br /><br /><a href="http://classmates.dmportals.com/?p=5791">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3847524 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z Opinion Headlines from Seacoastonline.com And no one except for Mark Shields, who lavishly praised the appointment, paid much attention last week when Barack Obama made Ray LaHood, the retiring representative from Peoria, Ill., the second Republican in his ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20081228-OPINION-812280342">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3847523 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z QCOnline Metro News Local associates of former Quad-Citian Ray LaHood are lauding the Peoria Congressman's appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet as the new U.S. Transportation Secretary. In 1972, at age 26, Mr. LaHood, then a school teacher ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=419328">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3844264 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z The SouthtownStar :: News :: Illinois will soon have tremendous clout in Washington in the president-elect, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, the secretary of transportation, retiring Rep. Ray LaHood, and Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1351242,122808IllinoisinCrisis.article">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3844263 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z theleafchronicle.com - Sports And no one except for Mark Shields, who lavishly praised the appointment, paid much attention last week when Barack Obama made Ray LaHood, the retiring representative from Peoria, Ill., the second Republican in his Cabinet. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://theleafchronicle.com/article/20081228/COLUMNISTS26/812280302/1014/rss05">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3844262 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z Actual News Republican Ray LaHood, Barack Obama’s pick for transportation, will be battling his own party. As a rule, a new president’s choice of a secretary of transportation makes few headlines, even when the appointee is a member of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.actualteam.com/?p=6143">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3844261 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z TheWashCycle I don't know much about him. But the League of Illinois Bicyclists seem to like him.Please pardon the length of this post, but I want to provide information on our incoming USDOT Secretary, Ray LaHood, a moderate Republican Congressman ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thewashcycle.com/2008/12/ray-lahood-your-new-secdot.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-27:/commentary/3844260 2008-12-27T19:00:00Z More About Politics California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President-elect Barack Obama at a press conference in Chicago this afternoon. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://moreaboutpolitics.info/moreaboutpolitics/?p=29763">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-26:/commentary/3861685 2008-12-26T19:00:00Z Congress - Press Releases Washington, DC - U.S. Representative John L. Mica (R-FL), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader, issued the following statement on the nomination of Congressman Ray LaHood of Illinois as Secretary for the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=100007410&amp;docId=l:902096497&amp;start=20">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-26:/commentary/3840843 2008-12-26T19:00:00Z Abortion Rep. Ray LaHood: Transportation Secretary?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.go-abortion.com/abortion-articles/rep-ray-lahood-transportation-secretary/">Go to article</a>