L000552 1945-12-06 2130 Ray 'ray':1,3,5 'lahood':2,4,6 M 400228 LaHood Ray_LaHood H. Ray LaHood 1299 N00004933 5178 Republican Catholic Ray LaHood 400228 Person senator Tue Dec 30 12:07:15 -0600 2008 Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0600 2008 ...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 'r':48 'air':21 'faa':16 'ill':49 'lax':7 'low':4 'ray':45 'rep':44 'two':40 'hire':19,61 'need':17 'page':41 'pose':27 'risk':30 'staf':5 'step':59 'take':57 'tell':10 'warn':2 'alarm':29 'aviat':32,55 'feder':54 'r-ill':47 'senat':9 'immedi':58 'lahood':46 'letter':42 'nomine':13 'safeti':33 'airport':26 'control':23,63 'traffic':22 'two-pag':39 'aircraft':24 'southern':35 'administr':56 'feinstein':1,50 'recommend':51 'transport':12 'california':36 'airportbusiness.com':65 3866693 true true daylife AirportBusiness.com http://airportbusiness.com/ OK http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=24943 400228 Person rep\. Mon Dec 29 23:48:24 -0600 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0600 2008 ... under Obama and his nominee for secretary, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., probably will not be fully staffed until halfway through the calendar year. ... 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The federal surface transportation funding bill needs to be approved, as well as the aviation fu 'r':31 'az':4,51 'fu':50 'ill':32 'lot':17 'ray':28 'rep':27 'u.s':26 'bill':40 'fund':39 'need':41 'rate':10 'said':12,34 'usag':6 'wait':20 'well':46 'work':19 'aviat':49 'await':3 'chief':2 'feder':36 'obama':22 'peter':33 'r-ill':30 'reach':7 'approv':44 'flight':5 'lahood':29 'nomine':25 'surfac':37 'highest':9 'transport':1,24,38 'starnet.com':52 3854654 true true daylife AZ starnet.com http://www.azstarnet.com/ OK http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/273619.php 400228 Person congress Mon Dec 29 23:48:23 -0600 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0600 2008 Most recently, our own retiring US congressman, Ray LaHood, was appointed to Obama's cabinet as secretary of transportation. This is the same person, ... 'il':38 'us':16 'ray':18 'citi':9 'star':37 'word':1 'obama':23 'retir':15 'afraid':7 'lahood':19 'parker':5 'peoria':35 'person':34 'recent':12 'street':4 'appoint':21 'cabinet':25 'council':10 'journal':36 'secretari':27 'transport':29 'congressman':17 3861734 true true google news Peoria Journal Star, IL OK http://www.pjstar.com/news/x923254695/Word-on-the-Street-Parker-not-afraid-of-City-Council 400228 Person rep\. Mon Dec 29 23:48:23 -0600 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0600 2008 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 ... 'get':3 'one':8 'ray':13 'rep':12 'sat':22 'sun':33 'mica':21 'name':7 'unit':34 'month':30 'state':35 'lahood':14 'number':11 'recent':6 'dresser':2 'illinoi':16 'michael':1 'baltimor':32 'interview':26 'secretari':20 'transport':19 3861735 true true google news Baltimore Sun, United States OK http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-md.dresser29dec29,0,7338915.column 400228 Person rep\. Mon Dec 29 23:48:22 -0600 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0600 2008 In a two-page letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Feinstein recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration take immediate steps to hire more ... 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'r':24 'il':29 'arn':12 'ray':21 'rep':20 'tom':4 '2008':1 'educ':15 'news':3 'star':28 'chief':11 'retir':18 'duncan':13 'lahood':22 'peoria':25,26 'school':10 'chicago':9 'illinoi':19 'journal':27 'vilsack':5 'r-peoria':23 'secretari':8,16 'agricultur':2,7 3861741 true true google news Peoria Journal Star, IL OK http://www.pjstar.com/news_facts/x1893947526/2008-agriculture-news 400228 Person rep\. Mon Dec 29 23:48:34 -0600 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0600 2008 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 ... 'r':24 'az':4,36 'us':19 'ill':25 'lot':10 'ray':21 'rep':20 'fund':32 'said':27 'star':35 'wait':13 'work':12 'await':3 'chief':2 'daili':34 'feder':29 'obama':15 'peter':26 'r-ill':23 'flight':5 'lahood':22 'nomine':18 'surfac':30 'arizona':33 'transport':1,17,31 3861769 true true google news Arizona Daily Star, AZ OK http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/273619 400228 Person democrat Tue Dec 30 12:06:56 -0600 2008 Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0600 2008 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. ... 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