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Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, before the Senate Aviation Operations, Safety and Security subcommittee hearing on air traffic control safety oversight.

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, left, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson are reflected in a auto window during a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to announce new fuel economy labels for cars and trucks.

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From left, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, AAA Vice President, public affairs, Kathleen Marvaso, Jim Guest, president and CEO of Consumers Union, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, participate in a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011,...

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, right, accompanied by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, left, and AAA Vice President, public affairs, Kathleen Marvaso, speaks during a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to announce new fuel economy...

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New labels are seen on a vehicle and a poster during a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to announce new fuel economy labels for cars and trucks.

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, left, speaks during a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to announce new fuel economy labels for cars and trucks. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is at right.

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Dereece Smither sits in a car with a new label before a news conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to announce new fuel economy labels for cars and trucks.

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WASHINGTON - MAY 24: (L-R) Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Randolph Babbitt, Inspector General of the Transportation Department Calvin Scovel III, and President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association Paul Rinaldi testify during a hearing before the...

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From left; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt; Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel III; National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi; and Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University Director...

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A panel of lawyers including Richard Hart (foreground), an attorney for Mammoet USA, listens as River Dance Lodge owner Peter Grubb testifies, left, on Monday, April 25, 2011, during an Idaho Transportation Department hearing in Boise. The hearing, expected to last at least four days,...

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Motorists cruise northbound on I-95 in Old Town, Maine on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Next week motorists will be permitted to drive faster when the speed limit becomes 75 mph, the fastest in New England. Maine's Transportation Department will post 75 mph speed limits from Old Town to...

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Jeff Wiese, associate administrator Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Transportation Department, arrives for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing in Washington, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to gather additional factual information for the ongoing investigation...

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Bill Myers poses in front of a truck that hauls grain on his farm in Oregon, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. Farmers and agriculture groups were upset when federal highway officials said earlier this year that they were looking at whether farmers who drive tractors and trucks on rural...

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East-bound traffic travels on Interstate 40 by a flooded field near Hazen, Ark. , Thursday, May 5, 2011. Eastbound lanes of In an aerial photo, Interstate 40 remains open while 23 miles of westbound lanes from Brinkley to Hazen are closed because of flooding from the rain-swollen White...

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Water covers the west-bound lane of Interstate 40 on the approach to the White River Bridge near Hazen, Ark. , Thursday, May 5, 2011. Eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 remain open while 23 miles of westbound lanes from Brinkley to Hazen are closed because of flooding from the...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) points to a chart during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Transportation Secretary LaHood on president Obama's FY 2012 budget request for the...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood waits for the start of a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Secretary LaHood on president Obama's FY 2012 budget request for the Transportation...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) participates a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Secretary LaHood on president Obama's FY 2012 budget request for the Transportation Department.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) participates a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Secretary LaHood on president Obama's FY 2012 budget request for the Transportation Department.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood holds up a copy of the Transporation Department's budget request during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Secretary LaHood on president Obama's FY...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood participates in a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Secretary LaHood on president Obama's FY2012 budget request for the Transportation Department.

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Rescue workers are seen at the scene of a traffic accident that left two people injured in West Hollywood on March 1, 2011. US driving deaths have dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, which officials attribute to public service campaigns, less driving and safer roads and vehicles,...