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U.S. Department of Transportation Finalizes Significant Changes to Major Capital Transit Investment Program Federal Transit Administration WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has unveiled a streamlined approach for administering its primary capital public transportation program for expanding transit systems. The New Starts/Small Starts program, one of the largest competitive grant programs in the U.S. government, […]

President Barack Obama’s Cabinet diversity in danger with new picks By Emily Heil The Washington Post The White House is poised this week to announce a handful of Cabinet nominees, most of whom have a few things in common: they all seem like perfectly qualified, distinguished folks. . . and they’re all white men. President Obama’s picks, […]

U.S. Census rethinks Hispanic on questionnaire Haya El Nasser USA TODAY Hispanics may become a race of their own in the U.S. Census — a major change that some Latino advocacy groups are opposing. Currently, the Census considers Hispanic not a race but an ethnic background. Hispanics can be of any race, and Hispanic origin […]

U.S. Congress approves fiscal cliff bill while blocking part of President Obama’s executive order to increase pay to Congressional members Dilemma X U.S. House of Representatives have approved a fiscal cliff bill that puts off budget cuts for 2 months and preserves Bush-era income tax cuts for individuals earning less than $400,000 or couples earning […]

U.S. Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows By By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. […]

FTA Signs historic agreement to fund Honolulu rail project Honolulu Rail Transit The City and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed a historic agreement that secures $1.55 billion in federal funding for Honolulu’s rail transit system. The agreement was signed during a ceremony on December 19 in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray […]

The 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade takes shape Monday, January 21, 2013 Inaugural Ceremony, Capitol Hill 11:00am ET Inaugural Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue 2:35pm ET (estimated) Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball 7:00pm ET (estimated) ____________________________________ The Presidential Inaugural Committee Following their historic re-election, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will formally recommit to serving the people of […]

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley appoints Representative Tim Scott to replace Senator Jim DeMint Reuters CHARLESTON, South Carolina – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday picked first-term Republican Representative Tim Scott to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Jim DeMint. Speculation had centered on Scott, 47, as the likely replacement […]

John Dramani Mahama  5,574,761 votes 50.70% Nana Akufo-Addo  5,248,898 votes 47.74%   President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner of Ghana’s presidential election   JOY FM News The Chairman for the Electoral Commission, Dr kwadwo Afari Gyan has declared Ghana’s incumbent president John Dramani Mahama, the winner of the 2012 presidential elections. […]

Enrique Peña Nieto took over as Mexico’s president on Saturday, begins new era for old ruling party Excelsior MEXICO CITY- December 1, 2012 President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa handed over command of the public force to elected president, Enrique Peña Nieto. During the ceremony at the National Palace, Calderón received a Military School Cadet National Flag […]