"… egal immigrants. The Laborers opposed the 1993 implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement; Reid was one of 38 senators to vote against it. The …"

"… rs’ International members, who have urged Congress to make “rebuilding America a national priority.” Laborers’ International did not respond to reque …"

"… awaiting a Senate vote.  A Teamsters spokesman declined to comment.4. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — $104,000With at l …"

"… Employees — $104,000With at least $104,000, the 1.6 million-member union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is Reid’s …"

"… ama administration’s proposed financial service regulations, telling the Associated Press “I think it’s just going to be too big of a foot on an industry that a …"

"… measures. He had persuaded the US Congress to provide the Mujaheddin with American-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down Soviet planes and provi …"

"… Muslim world was fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghans and their American benefactors. And the Saudis saw an opportunity both to promote Wahabbism …"

"… ntually turn their hatred against the Soviets on their own regimes and the Americans.Thousands of radicals come to study . . .Between 1982 and 1992, some 35, …"

"… d War?” said Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former US National Security Adviser. American citizens woke up to the consequences only when Afghanistan-trained Islami …"

"… nstead of using the new technology that was meant to connect them. As Col. G. Jerry Russell, director of the Idaho State Police, put it, “Technology without coordin …"

"… igence” to ICEFISHX. Douglas Reynolds, security director for the Mall of America, the largest retail complex in the United States based in Bloomington, des …"

"… epartment of Homeland Security can’t gauge how much the grants have made America safer. Local officials and other experts, meanwhile, worry a lack of overs …"

"… federal government has mounted an unprecedented domestic effort to protect America from terrorist threats. Part of that effort involved a massive reorganizat …"

"… sts and bracing for catastrophes.But just what has all that bought for the American public? Systematic federal efforts to measure the effectiveness of variou …"

"… them transportation dollars from the nation’s capital. While polls show Americans don’t want to make transportation policy through earmarks, that hasn� …"

"… In the meantime, other transportation dollars are still coming in from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More commonly referred to as the stimulus …"

"… ansportation departments have a very strong lobbying presence, as does the American Public Transportation Association, which works on behalf of the nation’ …"

"… goes back to the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower — is widely considered America’s last great transportation vision. But it mostly missed Dubuque. The ci …"

"… way system that, according to President Bill Clinton, “did more to bring Americans together than any other law of this century.”Decades later, though, Am …"

"… cans together than any other law of this century.”Decades later, though, America’s surface transportation system — like the funding and policy decision …"

"… s in and out of Washington each year, chaotically making their way back to America’s cities and towns.On its best days, the federal transportation system s …"

"… its best days, the federal transportation system serves as the backbone of America’s economy. On its worst days — and there have been plenty of those rec …"

"… t Pavement Association to the public interest coalition Transportation for America, groups issued statements, flooded Washington with phone calls, and sought …"

"… worse time,” said Brian Turmail of the Associated General Contractors of America, which was busy contacting its members, putting out alerts, and talking to …"

"… e Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, says Washington must show Americans what they will get from any increase in federal investment. The U.S. Dep …"