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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Ray LaHood</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/atom_news/400228_Ray_LaHood" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/news/400228_Ray_LaHood" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400228</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Feinstein warns of low staffing at LAX; The senator tells the Transportation nominee that the FAA needs to hire more air traffic controllers.</title>
    <link href="http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&amp;amp;id=24943" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3866693</id>
    <updated>2008-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AirportBusiness.com</name>
    </author>
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...aircraft between airports pose an &quot;alarming risk&quot; to aviation safety in Southern California. In a two-page letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Feinstein recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration take immediate steps to hire more controllers a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&amp;amp;id=24943&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Transportation chief awaits AZ flight</title>
    <link href="http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/273619" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861769</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Arizona Daily Star,&amp;nbsp;AZ</name>
    </author>
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But there's a lot of work waiting for Obama's transportation nominee, US Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., Peters said. The federal surface transportation funding ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/273619&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Our Opinion: LaHood right man for the job</title>
    <link href="http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x1737133098/Our-Opinion-LaHood-right-man-for-the-job" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861759</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The State Journal-Register,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
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Our wishful thinking got another boost, though in a much broader sense, with President-elect Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s announcement that US Rep. Ray LaHood is his choice for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x1737133098/Our-Opinion-LaHood-right-man-for-the-job&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>2008 agriculture news</title>
    <link href="http://www.pjstar.com/news_facts/x1893947526/2008-agriculture-news" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861741</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peoria Journal Star,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary; Chicago schools  chief Arne Duncan as education secretary, and retiring Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Peoria, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pjstar.com/news_facts/x1893947526/2008-agriculture-news&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Re-igniting the global warming debate</title>
    <link href="http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/558918" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861737</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Toronto Star,&amp;nbsp; Canada</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
US President-elect Barack  Obama speaks as US Republican Ray LaHood, left, and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, right, look on during a news conference in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/558918&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Transportation Effect</title>
    <link href="http://www.bondbuyer.com/article.html?id=200812290CSL9WSN" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861736</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bond Buyer,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... under Obama and his nominee for secretary, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., probably will not be fully staffed until halfway through the calendar year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bondbuyer.com/article.html?id=200812290CSL9WSN&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Michael Dresser | Getting There</title>
    <link href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-md.dresser29dec29,0,7338915.column" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861735</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Baltimore Sun,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He recently named one of their number, Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois, as his transportation secretary. Mica sat down for an interview with me this month on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-md.dresser29dec29,0,7338915.column&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Word on the Street: Parker not afraid of City Council</title>
    <link href="http://www.pjstar.com/news/x923254695/Word-on-the-Street-Parker-not-afraid-of-City-Council" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861734</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peoria Journal Star,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Most recently, our own retiring US congressman, Ray LaHood, was appointed to Obama's cabinet as secretary of transportation. This is the same person, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pjstar.com/news/x923254695/Word-on-the-Street-Parker-not-afraid-of-City-Council&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Feinstein urges FAA to hire more controllers at LAX</title>
    <link href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-safety30-2008dec30,0,5254284.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861731</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Los Angeles Times,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In a two-page letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Feinstein recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration take immediate steps to hire more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-safety30-2008dec30,0,5254284.story&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wall Street Journal calls LaHood one of 'the biggest spenders in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2008/12/29/WallStreetJournalcallsLaHoodoneofthebiggestspendersinCongress.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3861730</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Trucker</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
NEW YORK &#226;&#8364;&#8221; In an opinion article last week, The Wall Street Journal questioned the choice of Rep. Ray LaHood, R.-Ill., to be the next transportation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2008/12/29/WallStreetJournalcallsLaHoodoneofthebiggestspendersinCongress.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Transportation chief awaits AZ flight</title>
    <link href="http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/273619.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3854654</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AZ starnet.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...usage reached its highest rate, she said.  But there's a lot of work waiting for Obama's transportation nominee, U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., Peters said.  The federal surface transportation funding bill needs to be approved, as well as the aviation fu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/273619.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Traveling Through &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Jenkins elected to transportation board</title>
    <link href="http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/reporters_notebooks_display.htm?StoryID=84474" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-26:/commentary/3861740</id>
    <updated>2008-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Frederick News Post (subscription),&amp;nbsp;MD</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
19, Obama announced his choice of Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., as the next Secretary of the US Department of Transportation. John Horsley, executive director of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/reporters_notebooks_display.htm?StoryID=84474&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial Quick Hits: Theirs</title>
    <link href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081227/OPINION01/812270307/1007/rss07" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-26:/commentary/3838206</id>
    <updated>2008-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Detroit News Online</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...And who knows better how to spend money on worthwhile projects than a community and an individual congressman? -- U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., President-elect Barack Obama's Department of Transportation secretary nominee  The European Union created its&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081227/OPINION01/812270307/1007/rss07&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>It's Politics: Sanchez in elite company</title>
    <link href="http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_11314481" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-25:/commentary/3861764</id>
    <updated>2008-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Whittier Daily News,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Artur Davis, D-Ala., and retiring Rep. Ray Lahood, R-Ill., Obama's choice for transportation secretary. President-elect Barack Obama's sister, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_11314481&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial Quick Hits: Theirs</title>
    <link href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081227/OPINION01/812270307/1008" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-25:/commentary/3861755</id>
    <updated>2008-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DetNews.com,&amp;nbsp;MI</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... a community and an individual congressman? -- US Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., President-elect Barack Obama's Department of Transportation secretary nominee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081227/OPINION01/812270307/1008&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The GOP Goes South</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/26/AR2008122601129.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-25:/commentary/3861732</id>
    <updated>2008-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... paid much attention last week when Barack Obama made Ray LaHood, the retiring representative from Peoria, Ill., the second Republican in his Cabinet. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/26/AR2008122601129.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EDITORIAL: Obama's liberal problem - or not?</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/26/obamas-liberal-problem-or-not/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-24:/commentary/3861745</id>
    <updated>2008-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Times,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Criticism of former Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood, a Republican, who is Mr.  Obama's transportation secretary- desginee, centered around him having no expertise ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/26/obamas-liberal-problem-or-not/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Illinois politics: Easier than Dec. 26 shopping</title>
    <link href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-fri-letters-26-dec26,0,2371041.column" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-24:/commentary/3861739</id>
    <updated>2008-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Tribune,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... yet applauds Obama's appointment of a Cellini guy, US Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Combine) as secretary of transportation. That's change we can believe in. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-fri-letters-26-dec26,0,2371041.column&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>LaHood should represent area well</title>
    <link href="http://www.galesburg.com/opinions/x512362553/LaHood-should-represent-area-well" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-23:/commentary/3861744</id>
    <updated>2008-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Galesburg Register-Mail,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By TOM MARTIN It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s good  news for west-central Illinois that Ray LaHood will continue serving the public. And this area, as well as the country, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.galesburg.com/opinions/x512362553/LaHood-should-represent-area-well&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/nation/~3/hM5FEOOMhvE/0,8599,1868036,00.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-23:/commentary/3804566</id>
    <updated>2008-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Time Magazine</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...who has traditionally served Republican presidents but has earned plaudits for his ability to work with Democrats. &quot;Ray's appointment reflects that bipartisan spirit a spirit we need to reclaim in this country to make progress for the American people,&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/nation/~3/hM5FEOOMhvE/0,8599,1868036,00.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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