ATF let hundreds of U.S. weapons fall into hands of suspected Mexican gunrunners

By John Solomon, David Heath and Gordon Witkin

Front-line agents and Sen.Charles Grassley are sharply questioning a federal investigation that allowed hundreds of guns to move across the

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"… to interdict weapons that have been purchased illegally and prevent their transportation into Mexico.”Grassley told the Center he now believes those representati …"

Emergency room visits up 11 percent in last decade; health care reform could drive numbers higher

By Laurel Adams

More than 100 million people seek help in emergency rooms, a number that could rise as health care reform kicks in

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"… ers are required to provide services like case management, translation and transportation, addressing the needs of low-income patients more directly. “Lack o …"

Transportation agencies steer into climate change debate

By Matthew Lewis

With billions of dollars at stake, mass transit lobby works Capitol Hill

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"… s engaged in climate lobbying focused on public transit.Measures to reduce transportation emissions are a growing part of the climate change debate on Capitol Hill. …"

"… debate [in 2008].”Environmental Protection Agency figures show that the transportation sector — cars and trucks, mostly — accounts for 28 percent of greenhou …"

"… ould reduce greenhouse gases, such as mass transit projects.Last year, the transportation association jumped into the fray; the APTA wanted ten percent of emissions …"

"… y Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner to be split between direct public transportation spending and a separate fund targeting projects that promote mobility and …"

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Grants.gov struggles to track its expenses while managing $500 billion in grants

By Laurel Adams

Grants.gov, created to streamline bureaucracy for grants, is failing

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"… , research, planning, construction and services in health care, education, transportation and homeland security. In 2010, 246,631 grant applications were submitted. …"

John Mica — Transportation Committee

By Aaron Mehta

John Mica, the brother of former Democratic Rep. Dan Mica, was elected to the U.S. House as a Republican in 1992 representing Florida’s 7th

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"… f the House panel would be re-authorizing the multi-billion-dollar surface transportation bill to end a series of stopgap spending authorizations.transportation com …"

"… provided much of Mica’s political funding over the years. In a speech to transportation lobbyists last year, Mica told the crowd “we can’t succeed [in develop …"

"… last year, Mica told the crowd “we can’t succeed [in developing a new transportation plan] without you getting involved.” The Florida lawmaker has been a pro …"

"… oline tax, instead looking for public-private partnerships to help pay for transportation projects …"

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

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"… eady been steered by Young and Stevens toward the project through defense, transportation, and homeland security appropriations, according to the Daily News and the …"

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Assessing RNC police tactics, part I

By G.W. Schulz

Intelligence-led policing played a starring role in 2008's Republican National Convention, and eight political activists stand accused of co

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"… as organic as possible,” and when they arrive their preferred method of transportation could be “older, low-value” bicycles.Police in Minnesota downplay the …"

Main Street chases transportation money

By Matthew Lewis

chases transportation money

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"… en IBM and its host city — a partnership aimed at creating an integrated transportation system involving smart new bus routes, pedestrian-friendly streets, and ar …"

"… d be 50 to one, officials maintain. And while that’s impressive, federal transportation policy has rarely been geared to reward such things, let alone Dubuque’s …"

"… rnment and the business community. Instead, the process of seizing federal transportation dollars has often been a political free-for-all, with some of the biggest …"

"… than 650 cities and counties paying federal lobbyists to help deliver them transportation dollars from the nation’s capital. While polls show Americans don’t wa …"

Crafting a transportation bill

By Matthew Lewis

A troubling process, a shortage of cash and plenty of lobbyists

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"… ago President Dwight Eisenhower sought to build an interconnected national transportation network bigger than any region or state could possibly construct alone. Re …"

"… ny other law of this century.”Decades later, though, America’s surface transportation system — like the funding and policy decisions behind it — desperately …"

"… eir way back to America’s cities and towns.On its best days, the federal transportation system serves as the backbone of America’s economy. On its worst days …"

"… ntially go broke. Worse, the entire governing structure for the nation’s transportation system will expire. And rather than fix it, Congress is fighting over how …"

Money to high speed rail could create conflicts with other transpo projects

By Matthew Lewis

The emergent high speed rail lobby, which we highlighted in a story today as part of our Transportation Lobby project, may be approaching it

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"… dy getting an earful from other interest groups that are part of the wider transportation lobby. They all want their own piece of the pie, and they’re agitated ov …"

"… f the pie, and they’re agitated over ongoing delays in a larger proposed transportation bill that could steer policy for six years and be worth $500 billion. Ther …"

"… its own troubles trying to fund mass transit systems.Just to keep current transportation programs afloat, twice in the last 15 months Congress had to take multi-bi …"

"… rtation Chairman James Oberstar in his quest to pass that giant, multiyear transportation bill — a bill that includes $50 billion for high speed rail.“My major …"

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