New Amtrak chief offers few details
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Amtrak's new president said Thursday that the U.S. should embrace rail travel at a time of growing transportation needs and high oil prices, but he gave no details of his plans for fixing the indebted passenger service.
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By Gary Libow, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Mar. 9--Ralph Carpenter has won legislative confirmation as state  Department of Transportation commissioner, although the ride was a bit bumpy.
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The Bush administration's decision  to propose no operating money for Amtrak next year is the  starkest signal yet that U.S. transportation planners are  serious about dramatically altering or dismantling the troubled  rail line, industry experts said on Wednesday.
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New Ford chief realigns management to cut waste.
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The Capitol Limited, an Amtrak train from Chicago, is scheduled to arrive in Washington every day at 1:30 p.m. But frequent rider Edda Ramos knows better than to make plans for the afternoon or evening.
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In a surprise move, Kmart Holding  Corp. KMRT.O on Monday named a new president and chief  executive, who analysts expected to create a glossier image for  the discount retailer.
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The new head of one of Americaâs richestâand most troubledâarts organizations shares his vision for the museum.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Sep. 9--RICHMOND -- David Ekern, appointed Friday as state transportation  commissioner, impressed Gov. Timothy M. Kaine with his technical and personal  skills.   He'll need both to make a name for himself in Virginia.
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Merrill's new CEO isn't shy about shaking things up.
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In testimony to Congress on Thursday, Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said he wishes he had asked more questions.
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The new head of Berlin&#39;s local rail  system admits he used to be a fair-dodger but stopped riding  local trains and busses without a ticket more than seven years  ago.
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Robert B. Zoellick, the new chief of the World Bank, will need to smooth ruffled feathers left by his predecessor Paul D. Wolfowitz.
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The new CEO may want to shed non-strategic parts of the business.
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Though Congress approved a &#36;1.2 billion subsidy for Amtrak, the money-losing passenger railroad still is careening toward a major disruption in service.
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By Williams, Florence "If policy is too fragmented, it doesn't have to be. -By Florence Williams  Russell E. Train was Undersecretary of the Interior when President Nixon appointed him to chair the brand new White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in 1970.
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conceded Tuesday that a new, powerful intelligence director could bring "some modest" improvements to efforts to safeguard the nation but warned that any changes must not hurt the flow of information to military commanders...
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The new head of Berlin&#39;s local rail system admits he used to be a fair-dodger but stopped riding local trains and busses without a ticket more than seven years ago.