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The son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is among several Americans who have been barred from leaving Egypt following a raid on advocacy groups last month.Sam LaHood has been the director of the International Republican Institute's Egypt program since late 2010. The IRI's offices, as well as the offices of nine other nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, were raided by the Egyptian government last month.But the IRI found out over the weekend that the Egyptian government has gone on to create a "no-exit list" as part of that investigation. And Sam LaHood is on it.When he tried to fly out of Egypt on Saturday for what was described as a "routine trip out of the country," LaHood was told he could not travel, according to Scott Mastic, director of IRI's Middle East division."He was told by the airport official that they have received instructions not to let him pass through passport control," Mastic said.Though he said the organization has not been able to see the whole no-exit lis...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of a...
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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the White House's ongoing infrastructure projects.
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The Federal Aviation Administration, hitting pause on a high-profile sequester cut, announced Friday that it would delay previously planned closures for 149 air traf...
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Republican lawmakers have written to the head of the Transportation Security Administration questioning whether a recent contract for new uniforms worth as much as $...
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FBN’s Jeff Flock discusses the state of the American auto market with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood .
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FBN's Lori Rothman breaks down mid-morning market news.
FBN's Jeff Flock weighs in on Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's comments on Toyota
Secretary of transportation on Congress grilling auto executives over closing thousands of car dealerships
Is a market pull back underway?
Boeing 787 Dreamliners return to commercial service