Bob McCarty Writes

I’ve written about cross-border trucking and other issues related to the trucking industry several times during the past few years.  For instance: In a post June 2, 2009, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program was being vetted by [...]

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Earlier today, I highlighted the fact that, despite new advertising claims made by General Motors, taxpayers were still on the hook for the bailout money the automaker received.  Now, I can report that the Obama Administration appears to be preparing to “soak” taxpayers again — this time by touting cellulosic ethanol as a viable alternative [...]

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“U.S. and global energy policy remains in the forefront of public debate, and I expect will remain there well into this decade,” said Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute.  “Unfortunately, too often lost in the sloganeering is the reality of what it will take to provide the nation with affordable, reliable energy and [...]

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Not surprising because he’s a liberal, Arne Duncan believes throwing more money at early-childhood education programs will ensure that a more-qualified pool of applicants will be available for future military service. On Thursday, according to a media advisory, the former head of the failed Chicago Public Schools-turned-Secretary of Education will precede a call for more [...]

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.”  If he gets his way, Mexican tractor-trailer rigs will soon be crossing our [...]

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If the National Press Club web site calendar is accurate, the Larry Sinclair news conference Wednesday will take place at 3 p.m. (Eastern). As I publish this post, the NPC calendar (right) shows that the news conference being staged by the Barack Obama accuser is scheduled to take place an hour later than the 2 [...]

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Officials with WhiteHouse.com* announced this afternoon that they will hold a news conference Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. (Eastern) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. At that time, they will divulge results of two professionally-administered polygraph examinations taken by Larry Sinclair to test the veracity of some explosive allegations he’s levied against Barack [...]

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