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Obama says Romney could take away middle class tax deductions

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are in a battle for the trust of the middle class. The group might be hard to define, but most...

Nonsensical plan

Although ProtectingAmerica.org’s co-chairs claim in their Aug. 19 Other Views column, Still not prepared 20 years after Hurricane Andrew,...

Transportation Bill Jammed with Budget Gimmickry (Dallas News)

President Barack Obama’s signing ceremony for the federal transportation bill was like the graduation ceremony for a school’s most unruly,...

N.J. Will See No Gain in Federal Transportation Aid (NorthJersey.com)

By Herb Jackson The state Department of Transportation will get nearly $1 billion to spend on projects such as eliminating the Little Ferry...

Congress Needs to Act This Week on Two Bills (Journal Sentinal)

Congress should approve the Senate's version of a national transportation bill and an extension of the current interest rate for student...

White House threatens to veto House bill… (Politico Morning Transportation)

By Burgess Everett & Adam Snider ...WAY ACROSS THE AISLE: It’s not just the White House campaigning against the House transportation bill;...

GOP breaks up transportation bill (Politico)

By Adam Snider House Republicans are splitting up their mammoth transportation and energy bill in an effort to overcome rising GOP and...

Could Focusing on Repairs Please Everyone? (The National Journal)

I have been interviewing staffers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as part of a broader project for National Journal...

The Most for Our Money: Taxpayer Friendly Solutions for the Nation’s Transportation Solutions (Bacon’s Rebellion)

OP-ED: Publisher’s note:  Shirley Ybarra served as Virginia’s Secretary of Transportation from 1998-2002 and now works at the nationally...

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...