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WASHINGTON Despite a rash of deadly train crashes, the railr stanley tumblers oad industry s allies in Congress are trying to push back the deadline for installing technology to prevent the most catastrophic types of collisions until at least 2020, half a century after accident investigators first called for such safety measures.Under a law enacted in 2008, th stanley mugs e systems called positive train control or PTC are supposed to be up and running by Dec. 31, 2015. A handful of railroads are expected to meet that deadline. But the rest of the industry says despite spending billions of dollars on the systems, they face logistical and technical hurdles and need more time. Four senators with industry ties recently introduced a bill to extend the deadline another five to seven years.The delays show how a powerful industry can stall regula stanley cup tions it doesn t like, even after they re enacted into law. The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated 27 train crashes that took 63 lives, injured nearly 1,200 and caused millions of dollars in damage over the past decade that officials say could have been prevented had the safety system been in place. The NTSB first recommended advanced train control systems in 1970. This is not an issue where the industry is trying to get out of this mandate, said Ed Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads. We have invested too much in it already, and it is in our best interest to get it done as soon Csee Oprah endorses John Fetterman over Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
Updated at 2:40 p.m. ETPresident Obama today strongly condemned Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi for his violent cra stanley mug ckdown against protesters in the country and said the United States is considering a full range of options -- including military options -- to respond to the cr stanley thermobecher isis there. Colonel Qaddafi needs to step down from power, the president said in a joint press conference at the White House with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. You ve seen with great clarity that he has lost legitimacy with his people. The United States, as it monitors the continuing pro-democracy protests across the Middle East and North Africa, stands for freedom and democracy, and will not stand for violence against citizens, Mr. Obama said. However, he said, during the anti-government protests in Liby stanley termosky a, you ve seen violence against citizens and the act of urging of violence against unarmed citizens by Qaddafi. Complete Coverage: Anger in the Arab WorldThose close to the Libyan leader have to understand that violence they perpetrate against civilians will be monitored, and they will be held accountable for it, Mr. Obama said. They should know history is moving against Colonel Qaddafi. The president said he has instructed the Defense Department and the State Department to examine a full range of options to respond to the ongoing crisis there. I don t want us hamstrung, he said. I want us making our decisions based on what s best fo
WASHINGTON Despite a rash of deadly train crashes, the railr stanley tumblers oad industry s allies in Congress are trying to push back the deadline for installing technology to prevent the most catastrophic types of collisions until at least 2020, half a century after accident investigators first called for such safety measures.Under a law enacted in 2008, th stanley mugs e systems called positive train control or PTC are supposed to be up and running by Dec. 31, 2015. A handful of railroads are expected to meet that deadline. But the rest of the industry says despite spending billions of dollars on the systems, they face logistical and technical hurdles and need more time. Four senators with industry ties recently introduced a bill to extend the deadline another five to seven years.The delays show how a powerful industry can stall regula stanley cup tions it doesn t like, even after they re enacted into law. The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated 27 train crashes that took 63 lives, injured nearly 1,200 and caused millions of dollars in damage over the past decade that officials say could have been prevented had the safety system been in place. The NTSB first recommended advanced train control systems in 1970. This is not an issue where the industry is trying to get out of this mandate, said Ed Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads. We have invested too much in it already, and it is in our best interest to get it done as soon Csee Oprah endorses John Fetterman over Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
Updated at 2:40 p.m. ETPresident Obama today strongly condemned Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi for his violent cra stanley mug ckdown against protesters in the country and said the United States is considering a full range of options -- including military options -- to respond to the cr stanley thermobecher isis there. Colonel Qaddafi needs to step down from power, the president said in a joint press conference at the White House with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. You ve seen with great clarity that he has lost legitimacy with his people. The United States, as it monitors the continuing pro-democracy protests across the Middle East and North Africa, stands for freedom and democracy, and will not stand for violence against citizens, Mr. Obama said. However, he said, during the anti-government protests in Liby stanley termosky a, you ve seen violence against citizens and the act of urging of violence against unarmed citizens by Qaddafi. Complete Coverage: Anger in the Arab WorldThose close to the Libyan leader have to understand that violence they perpetrate against civilians will be monitored, and they will be held accountable for it, Mr. Obama said. They should know history is moving against Colonel Qaddafi. The president said he has instructed the Defense Department and the State Department to examine a full range of options to respond to the ongoing crisis there. I don t want us hamstrung, he said. I want us making our decisions based on what s best fo