Monday, November 21, 2011
Connecticut busway will ease commutes, create jobs
Posted by Linda H on 12:12:00 PM
If commuters in Connecticut need something to be thankful for this week, they got it this morning when the Federal Transit Administration signed an agreement with the Connecticut DOT to help fund the state's first bus rapid transit system.When the New Britain-Hartford Busway is complete in two years, riders will be able to board buses at several stations, then bypass cars stuck in traffic on I-84 and reach work and other destinations quickly. The project will include 11 stations, park and ride connections to other suburban transit service, and 31 new clean-fuel buses serving New Britain, Newington, West Hartford, and Hartford. The Busway will also connect passengers to Amtrak intercity rail service at Hartford’s Union Station.
Equipment leaving Iraq saves tax $$S
Posted by Linda H on 7:27:00 AM
As the number of U.S. troops exiting Iraq increases so has the amount of equipment that has been used to support their efforts here. As efforts continue with the draw down of Operation New Dawn, massive amounts of materials and equipment have been consolidated, separated, and redistributed through the Material Redistribution Team yard on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Nov. 2.“We are in the last phases of our clean up of the MRT yard,” said 1st Lt. Matthew D. Roskam, material redistribution team officer-in-charge, 1729th Field Support Maintenance Company, Maryland Army National Guard, from Havre de Grace, Md."
Talking Points > Foreign Affairs
Posted by Linda H on 5:37:00 AM
ENDED U.S. COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ
• As a candidate, President Obama said he would end the war in Iraq. As president, he oversaw the end of combat operations, the withdrawal of more than 100,000 U.S. troops, and has announced a complete withdrawal by the end of 2012.
REPAIRED RELATIONS WITH OUR ALLIES AND REBUILT AMERICA’S STANDING IN THE WORLD
• Ended illegal Bush-era torture policies
• Signed the sweeping START nuclear arms reduction deal with Russia
• Ordered the closure of CIA detention facilities
• Reversed the Bush administration by seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council
• Took the fight to Al-Qaeda
• As a candidate, President Obama said he would end the war in Iraq. As president, he oversaw the end of combat operations, the withdrawal of more than 100,000 U.S. troops, and has announced a complete withdrawal by the end of 2012.
REPAIRED RELATIONS WITH OUR ALLIES AND REBUILT AMERICA’S STANDING IN THE WORLD
• Ended illegal Bush-era torture policies
• Signed the sweeping START nuclear arms reduction deal with Russia
• Ordered the closure of CIA detention facilities
• Reversed the Bush administration by seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council
• Took the fight to Al-Qaeda
Apple Needs to Make it in America
