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Lawmakers reach compromise on roads, student loans

Facing weekend deadlines for action, congressional leaders have agreed to deals overhauling the nation's transportation programs without a Republican provision forcing approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, and avoiding a doubling of interest rates for new student loans, congressional officials said Wednesday....

 

Senate GOP blocks Obama infrastructure plan

Senate GOP blocks Obama infrastructure plan

Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Barack Obama the third in a string of defeats on his stimulus-style jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion measure for building and repairing infrastructure like roads and rail lines.

Senh: Republicans are just blocking everything - "The Committee of NO." What can a president do in a hostile situation like this?

 

Florida urban areas top danger list for pedestrians

Safety coalition Transportation for America says most roads are not designed for pedestrians

 

Obama to Call for $50 Billion Spending on Public Works

Obama to Call for $50 Billion Spending on Public Works

The president’s initiative would create jobs quickly by emphasizing long-term transportation projects like roads, rail and airport runways.

 

17 killed after bus plunges into gorge in Kashmir

A minibus veered off a mountain road under construction and plunged into a river in Indian Kashmir, killing at least 17 people, a police officer said Saturday.

Senh: India seems to have the worst road conditions. You hear about electric lines falling onto buses and killing everyone in it, and now this.

 

Flooding swamps Midwest homes, roads

Flooding swamps Midwest homes, roads

Flooding is again causing trouble in northwest Ohio where heavy rains in the last 24 hours have forced people out of their homes ...

 

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