Congress seeks air safety remarks
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The public may yet learn what thousands of pilots told NASA about air safety. Congress moved Monday to analyze data from a project that the space agency cast aside and then withheld results in fear they could alarm the public and hurt airline profits.
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Amid questions about whether the drug Vioxx was taken off the market soon enough, Senator Charles Grassley called for more safety precautions.
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Officials with airline pilots unions say the government should be doing more to alert them to incidents involving lasers and to provide guidance about how best to protect themselves against beams that can blind.
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The government needs to do a better job monitoring and inspecting hazardous materials shipped aboard airlines, according to a report released Friday by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
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The crash of Comair flight 5191 at the airport in Lexington highlights both the remarkable record of the FAA in keeping the skies safe and the long-running concerns that the biggest threats may be on the ground
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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Yawn. That sums up the reaction here to news that the U.S. Congress, acting through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is recommending that all new cars and trucks sold in America be fitted with electronic stability-control systems.
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While members of Congress fretted Wednesday about how to allocate federal aid to best counter the risk of a terrorist attack, one lawmaker chose to focus on cigarette lighters.
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Friday she wanted Congress to pass mandatory caps on heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions this year.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee heard this morning from one of its own about some of the problems with airline "no fly" watch lists. Sen...
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President Bush yesterday urged Congress to pass legislation overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence operations, saying the reform bill is necessary to &quot;strengthen the safety of our citizens and defend our nation from harm.
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The heads of the domestic auto industry are pressing congressional leaders to revisit a plan to increase fuel efficiency standards that automakers say could hurt their industry.
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The Federal Aviation Administration must improve oversight of air carriers and passengers who bring hazardous materials onto planes, according to a report
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Three recent close calls involving commercial aircraft illustrate the need for systems that can quickly warn pilots about dangers on runways, federal safety officials said Tuesday.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - A pilot was questioned by  local law enforcement officials on Saturday in an incident  involving an airplane that flew nearby while President Bush was  speaking at a campaign event in Melbourne, Florida, the White  House said on Saturday.
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Leaders of the Sept. 11 commission warned lawmakers Monday that the nation will hold them partly responsible if another terrorist attack occurs before Congress restructures the government's intelligence community.
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Members of the Sept. 11 commission urged Congress yesterday to impose strict deadlines on the Department of Homeland Security to close loopholes in the nation&#39;s transportation system, even if it means going up against powerful ...
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Chief executives of Delta Air Lines  Inc.  and US Airways Group Inc.  pressed  Congress on Wednesday on their opposing views on merging their  companies, congressional officials said.