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Fri Dec-10-10 09:37 AM
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Kerry bill to help blind pedestrians from silent hazards passes the Senate |
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Kerry’s Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 will require Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to study and establish safety standards to alert pedestrians of motor vehicles, such as hybrid cars, that are difficult to hear.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/town_info/government/x1499826301/U-S-Senate-unanimously-passes-Kerry-bill-to-protect-the-blind
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Fri Dec-10-10 09:46 AM
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1. Wow, Republicans didn't kill this one? |
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I guess they figure they can defund it later.
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Fri Dec-10-10 10:54 AM
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4. Exactly, I thought EVERYTHING was being blocked to accomodate the President's Compromise leverage |
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Fri Dec-10-10 09:49 AM
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something got through the senate....there must be a tax cut hidden in the bill....I am sure of it.
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Fri Dec-10-10 09:54 AM
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Fri Dec-10-10 01:15 PM
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5. I would prefer he hid the unemplyment extension for say five years in there! |
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But, I suspect that their is some Republican staffer checking the fine print.
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Fri Dec-10-10 01:17 PM
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I couldn't hear you over the sound of the T. :evilgrin:
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Fri Dec-10-10 01:27 PM
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7. Nice statement from the Federation of the Blind |
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Fri Dec-10-10 03:49 PM
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8. Here is an article of one way that Nissan is testing to make the needed noise |
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Fri Dec-10-10 03:54 PM
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9. Excellent and it moved through the Senate with nary a stir. |
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