For the third time in 16 years the federal government is forming a blue-ribbon panel to try to save the USA's troubled airline industry, which has racked up $58.5 billion in losses and shed 158,000 jobs this decade. Full Article at USA Today

Ten state senators, including Lisa Baker and John Gordner, who both represent portions of Luzerne County, have called on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to reject a state proposal to toll Interstate 80. Full Article at Wilkes-Barre Weekender

WASHINGTON -- The commuter rail crash that killed nine people and injured 80 here in June is about to reverberate through Atlanta and much of the rest of the country. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution

HARRISBURG, Pa. , Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that 33 additional highway and bridge projects will be financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Full Article at PR Newswire

Tampa, Florida - Traffic is a major problem in the Bay Area. While there are many projects that area being constructed, more are needed. However U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says money is holding them back. Full Article at 10Connects.com

Some “lifestyle” choices are superior to others and your government is more than willing to tell you which ones it plans to advance by writ of law. Full Article at Free State Blogs

With the petition and a copy of Dangerous by Design in front of him, LaHood listened intently as T4 America’s James Corless and others talked about the epidemic of preventable deaths -- and what we can do to turn the tide and keep pedestrians... Full Article at Streetsblog

"I was given very, very little notice that a major effort had been on to physically move the facility from Gitmo Bay to Thompson, Ill. ," Manzullo told Dateline: Washington, a conservative talk radio show, today. Full Article at The Hill

The country may have finally crept out of the recession, but the mood at car dealerships is like a depression. Full Article at The Queens Courier