... news conference in as many days, Obama announced his selections of Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois for transportation secretary, California Rep. Hilda Solis for labor secretary, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for U.S. trade representative ...

... up or down, or trying a 180-degree turn. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood had told him he believes the aircraft made a 180-degree turn at 5,000 feet. But there could ...

... construction is unsustainable and is looking for ways to bring in more money to do the job in the future. Last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood seemed to agree, saying in an Associated Press interview that the feds should look at a mileage ...

... Calif. (AP) Claude Brinegar, who as U.S. transportation secretary led an overhaul of the railroad industry and ... nominated Brinegar to become the nation's third transportation secretary in late 1972. At the time, Brinegar was a ...

... of all kinds, including mass transit. The panel's recommendations included raising the gas tax. Although Transportation Secretary Mary Peters was on the commission, she declined to endorse its findings. Her head-in-the-sand posture ...

... Vic Snyder, D-Little Rock, and Marion Berry, D-Gillett, voted for the transfer. The action came after Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced that revenues from gasoline taxes have been lower than expected and the fund would be ...

... candidates to major offices. Though the state has produced prominent black political leaders such as former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Lottie Shackelford, it has never elected an African ...

... education professor at Stanford University. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Jane Garvey, former head of Federal Aviation Administration. Mortimer Downey, former deputy transportation secretary. Former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt ...

... while appealing to mainstream voters who are critical in general elections, advisers say. Mrs. Dole served as transportation secretary for President Reagan and labor secretary for President Bush. She is credited with stabilizing the Red Cross ...

... and the Smithsonian's Board of Regents. He is the second Arkansan to hold a Smithsonian board post. Former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater still holds a board seat. Bradbury said the book by John Gill, a Little Rock lawyer, tells ...