The National Transportation Safety Board wants the blood alcohol limit to be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05, in line with the limits in countries such as Denmark, the Philippines and Switzerland. But it may be tough sell in states across the country. News
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Feds Push For Lower Alcohol Thresholds For Drivers
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
Associated Press: Feds Secretly Obtained Reporter Phone Logs
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, the AP president says there can be ‘no possible justification’ for the breach of confidential communications. News
Read More...Judges Slam Feds in Separate Court Cases
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Two judicial opinions this week in two very different cases had scathing language for federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice. In the first case, federal Judge Edward R. Korman of the U.S. District Court for the… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Feds: Recent immigrant linked to train terror plot
By admin on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | Comments Off
Federal prosecutors reveal that they’ve charged a Tunisian man who had lived in Canada in a plot to attack an Amtrak passenger train from New York to Toronto. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Feds appeal morning-after pill ruling
By admin on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 | Comments Off
The Justice Department filed an appeal Wednesday over a federal judge’s ruling that directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available to females of all ages without a prescription. CNN.com – Top Stories
Read More...Feds seek prison for Conn. ex-hedge fund manager
By admin on Friday, April 26th, 2013 | Comments Off
NEW YORK — A former hedge fund manager should serve at least five years in prison for his insider trading conviction and repay $ 39 million to his former employer for the troubles he put the company through and the money it lost as a result, the government told a judge Friday. Prosecutors made the [...]
Read More...Fed’s concerns push banks to better control bonus pay, WSJ reports
By admin on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 | Comments Off
U.S. banks are paying attention to the Fed’s concerns about the size of executive pay and its role in financial industry risk-taking, reports the Wall Street Journal. Seven large U.S. financial-services … Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
Read More...Feds ask to interview wife of suspected bomber
By admin on Monday, April 22nd, 2013 | Comments Off
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal authorities have asked to speak with the wife of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and her lawyer said Sunday he is discussing with them how to proceed. Amato DeLuca told The Associated Press that Katherine Russell Tsarnaev did not speak to federal officials who came to her parents’ home in [...]
Read More...Feds working on charges against Boston suspect
By admin on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
The suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings remained hospitalized Saturday, too injured to speak with investigators, as authorities prepared to file criminal charges, according to media reports. MarketWatch – Top Stories
Read More...Fed’s Bernanke sees no U.S. inflation risks: Nowotny
By admin on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told global policymakers he sees no risk to inflation in the United States, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said on Saturday. Summing … Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
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