Ray LaHood

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12/29/08
Feinstein warns of low staffing at LAX; The senator tells the Transportation nominee that the FAA needs to hire more air traffic controllers.

...aircraft between airports pose an "alarming risk" 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

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12/28/08
Transportation chief awaits AZ flight

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 ...

Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ
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12/28/08
Our Opinion: LaHood right man for the job

Our wishful thinking got another boost, though in a much broader sense, with President-elect Obama’s announcement that US Rep. Ray LaHood is his choice for ...

Source: The State Journal-Register, IL
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12/28/08
2008 agriculture news

Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary; Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as education secretary, and retiring Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Peoria, ...

Source: Peoria Journal Star, IL
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12/28/08
Re-igniting the global warming debate

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 ...

Source: Toronto Star,  Canada
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12/28/08
The Transportation Effect

... under Obama and his nominee for secretary, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., probably will not be fully staffed until halfway through the calendar year. ...

Source: Bond Buyer, NY
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12/28/08
Michael Dresser | Getting There

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 ...

Source: Baltimore Sun, United States
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12/28/08
Word on the Street: Parker not afraid of City Council

Most recently, our own retiring US congressman, Ray LaHood, was appointed to Obama's cabinet as secretary of transportation. This is the same person, ...

Source: Peoria Journal Star, IL
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12/28/08
Feinstein urges FAA to hire more controllers at LAX

In a two-page letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Feinstein recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration take immediate steps to hire more ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
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12/28/08
Wall Street Journal calls LaHood one of 'the biggest spenders in ...

NEW YORK — In an opinion article last week, The Wall Street Journal questioned the choice of Rep. Ray LaHood, R.-Ill., to be the next transportation ...

Source: The Trucker
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12/28/08
Transportation chief awaits AZ flight

...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

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12/26/08
Traveling Through — Jenkins elected to transportation board

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 ...

Source: Frederick News Post (subscription), MD
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12/26/08
Editorial Quick Hits: Theirs

...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

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12/25/08
It's Politics: Sanchez in elite company

Artur Davis, D-Ala., and retiring Rep. Ray Lahood, R-Ill., Obama's choice for transportation secretary. President-elect Barack Obama's sister, ...

Source: Whittier Daily News, CA
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12/25/08
Editorial Quick Hits: Theirs

... a community and an individual congressman? -- US Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., President-elect Barack Obama's Department of Transportation secretary nominee.

Source: DetNews.com, MI
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12/25/08
The GOP Goes South

... paid much attention last week when Barack Obama made Ray LaHood, the retiring representative from Peoria, Ill., the second Republican in his Cabinet. ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
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12/24/08
EDITORIAL: Obama's liberal problem - or not?

Criticism of former Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood, a Republican, who is Mr. Obama's transportation secretary- desginee, centered around him having no expertise ...

Source: Washington Times, DC
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12/24/08
Illinois politics: Easier than Dec. 26 shopping

... 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. ...

Source: Chicago Tribune, United States
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12/23/08
LaHood should represent area well

By TOM MARTIN It’s good news for west-central Illinois that Ray LaHood will continue serving the public. And this area, as well as the country, ...

Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, IL
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12/23/08
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

...who has traditionally served Republican presidents but has earned plaudits for his ability to work with Democrats. "Ray's appointment reflects that bipartisan spirit a spirit we need to reclaim in this country to make progress for the American people,"

Source: Time Magazine
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12/22/08
LaHood selection praised

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) dedicated to working on bipartisan infrastructure solutions, praised the selection of Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) as transportation ...

Source: Fleet Owner
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12/21/08
Former presidents named to co-chair inauguration

Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., and retiring Rep. Ray Lahood, R-Ill., Obama's choice for transportation secretary. Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, ...

Source: The Associated Press
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12/21/08
Obama Introduces Additional Economic Team Members

Ray LaHood is Obama’s choice for Secretary of Transportation. LaHood is a retiring members of the House of Representatives from Illinois; he served on the ...

Source: Area Development Online, NY
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12/21/08
What Are Ray LaHood's Biggest Challenges?

What are the top administrative and regulatory challenges facing the incoming secretary, and is Rep. LaHood up to the task? ...

Source: National Journal, DC
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12/19/08
Across the nation

Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., for transportation secretary. • Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., for labor secretary. • Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for US trade ...

Source: Detroit Free Press, United States
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12/19/08
Governor waxes poetic, but Combine rolls on

Obama selected outgoing Illinois US Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Combine) for the post of secretary of transportation, putting LaHood in charge of Obama's planned ...

Source: Chicago Tribune, United States
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12/19/08
LaHood’s selection as transport chief is good news

By Chuck Sweeny Ray LaHood’s selection as transportation secretary by President-elect Barack Obama is good news for Illinois, and for advocates of a ...

Source: Rockford Register Star, IL
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12/19/08
Admiral picked for spy chief

At a news conference in Chicago, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) was introduced as Obama's choice for labor secretary, and Obama introduced Rep. Ray LaHood ...

Source: Chicago Tribune, United States
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12/19/08
Cabinet-elect Lahood popular among Democrats, Republicans

He's Ray LaHood, retiring Republican congressman, native of Peoria and the new US Department of Transportation secretary, pending Senate confirmation. ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald, IL
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12/19/08
Bernard Schoenburg: Finally, the whole world can see how it is in ...

In addition to being very pleased with the selection of US Rep. RAY LaHOOD, R-Peoria, as Obama’s secretary of transportation, US Rep. ...

Source: The State Journal-Register, IL
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