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AM.MN: Senators say riding bikes beneath stadium isn’t stimulating

By Chris Steller | 12.10.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoWhat is it about riding a bike under a baseball stadium that Tom Coburn and John McCain don’t understand? The senators decried federal stimulus spending to extend the Cedar Lake Bike Trail into downtown Minneapolis,…

Transportation Secretary LaHood calls for transportation-stimulus summit

By Paul Demko | 02.05.09 | 4:46 pm

LaHood called on the top transportation officials from all 50 states gather in Washington next week to prepare for spending billions in transportation-stimulus funding.

As transportation secretary, Republican LaHood travels well

By Andy Birkey | 12.18.08 | 7:44 am

President-elect Barack Obama is making good on his promise to include the opposition in his cabinet: He’ll be nominating Republican Rep. Ray LaHood as the next Secretary of Transportation. While some in the liberal blogosphere are outraged that Obama is naming a moderate Republican to the post, I’m not. I cast the first vote of my life for LaHood, a native of my hometown, Peoria, Illinois. And many others, from Central Illinois Democrats to my conservative mom, a self-described “dittohead,” are calling LaHood a solid, pragmatic choice.