Posts Tagged ‘government’
 

 

Tiny Airports Take Off With Stimulus

The Federal Aviation Administration has now allocated all of its $1.1 billion in stimulus money for airport improvements. But the complex set of rules laid out in the recovery act has led to some counterintuitive results: The b...
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica

 
 
 

Study Reveals Many Afghans Have Never Heard of 9/11 Attacks

A surprisingly high number of people in southern Afghanistan have never heard about the terrorist attacks which struck the United States on September 11, 2001, according to a report from the International Council on Security an...
by BNO News
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Delta to Refund Federal Taxes on Flights During FAA Shutdown

Delta Air Lines on Monday announced that it would refund federal taxes to customers on flights booked before the FAA shutdown.
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FAA Headquarters in Washington DC. (Photo by Matthew Bisanz, via Wikimedia Commons)

Did FAA Managers Urge Employees to Vote Democrat?

FAA managers illegally told workers that Republican wins would mean budget cuts for the agency, according to a government transparency group.
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Sock monkeys will still be permitted, so long as they are not used for cruel experiments. (Photo by TheKarenD via Flickr)

Air Canada Exits The Monkey Business

Air Canada won government approval to end the practice of transporting research primates, which had come under fire from animal rights groups.
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