Washington DC - March 12 - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.

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Washington DC - March 12 - Rail freight volume on U.S. railroads is continuing to show some signs of recovery, with both carload freight and intermodal traffic during the week ended March 6 registering gains from last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - March 12 - The U.S. Census Bureau announced that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February were $355.5 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent from the previous month and 3.9 percent above February 2009.

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Washington DC - March 11 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced that total January exports of $142.7 billion and imports of $180.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $37.3 billion, down from $39.9
billion in December, revised.

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Washington DC - March 9 - Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 13 percent in March compared with the same month a year ago, and double-digit increases are expected to continue through the summer as the U.S. economy improves.

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Washington DC - March 9 - Carload freight volume on U.S. railroads reached its highest level in more than a year during the week ended February 27, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Calling it victory for American jobs and our nation’s car industry, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) applauded General Motors’ decision to reinstate 661 auto dealerships that were closed during the company’s bankruptcy reorganization last year.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the first 11 airports to receive advanced imaging technology units purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced funding for 191 new Recovery Act transit projects in 42 states and Puerto Rico that will help transform the nation’s infrastructure and support thousands of jobs across the country.

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Washington DC - March 5 - Individuals who ride public transportation can save on average $9,215 annually based on the March 3, 2010 national average gas price and unreserved monthly parking rate. The total savings as compared to last year at this time equates to an increase of an additional $715 in savings per year for transit commuters.

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Washington DC - March 5 - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is offering an amendment to cancel unspent earmarks, which could save taxpayers about $600 million and possibly billions more over time.

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Washington DC - March 4 - New orders for manufactured goods in January, up nine of the last ten months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $378.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 1.5 percent December increase.

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Washington DC - March 4 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 10.5 percent higher in December 2009 than in December 2008, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute more than $862 million to support hunting, sport-fishing, and fish and wildlife conservation and education programs across the country.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that every state and the District of Columbia met the March 2 Recovery Act deadline to “obligate” – or commit to specific projects – 100 percent of their highway Recovery funds.

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