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Freight Rail Traffic To Increase By 80-100% By Mid-Century
As Surface Transportation Board commissioner Francis Mulvey explains, Many factors determine rail traffic levels and market share. Since Staggers [the 1980 law that partly deregulated railroads], the rail share of intercity ton miles has grown from
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:43P
When Destroying Your Credit is no Longer a Threat
Bankruptcy is still an option that many consider, there are a lot of naysayers about bankruptcy, but that doesn't mean it isn'ta viable solution. There are two individuals that are very good sources of financial advice – Clark Howard and Dave Ramsey.
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:42P
Florida Department of Transportation joins Click It or Ticket
“Many nighttime traffic deaths can be prevented if more motorists simply start wearing their safety belts. That's why FDOT is strongly supporting enhanced nighttime enforcement of safety belt laws during the Click It or Ticket campaign,” said Secretary
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:41P
Dismissal of complaint pursuant to Federal Arbitration Act premature
May 13, 2011), the Appellate Division reversed the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiffs' complaint. Unlike the trial court, the Appellate Division was not persuaded by the defendants' argument that all disputes between plaintiffs and defendants
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:39P
Cisco sued for helping China build Great Firewall
Members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have filed a lawsuit against Cisco Systems and its top executives, including Chief Executive John Chambers, accusing the company of supplying the Chinese government with computer networking equipment used to
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:38P
Police Conducting Seatbelt Enforcement
State police say safety belts save lives. Statistics show more than 37 percent of those killed in traffic crashes are not buckled up. The extra patrols will be on the road for the next two weeks. Entertainment News from AP.
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:38P
"Mean, angry" son killed Kerrigan dad
Photo credit: AP | Defendant Mark Kerrigan appears in court for his trial at Middlesex Superior Court Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Woburn, Mass. Kerrigan is charged with manslaughter in the January 2010 death of his father,
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:38P
2G: Kanimozhi moves Delhi HC
PTI Three days after the dismissal of her bail plea, DMK MP Kanimozhi along with Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar today moved the Delhi high court challenging the trial court's order. CBI Special Judge OP Saini had rejected Kanimozhi and Kumar's bail pleas
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:38P
Chrysler Sets Bailout Repayment
The repayment, made possible by a loan and bond deal with private banks last week, comes just over two years after the auto maker was ushered into bankruptcy by the US government. Paying off the US and Canadian governments could give Chrysler a public
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:38P
Falun Gong members sue Cisco for helping China build Great Firewall
In a lawsuit filed last week in federal district court for the Northern District of California, a group of Falun Gong practitioners alleges that Cisco aided and abetted human rights violations by the Chinese government in providing networking gear and
Updated: 05/23/2011 12:35P