Ray LaHood is a stool pigeon.

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He's releasing heretofore secret bird-to-plane attack data, according to Rachel.

Go Amtrak!!!!!!

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1. Go Amtrak?

:crazy:

DOT's LaHood says gov't secrecy is for the birds


By JOAN LOWY – 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is opening up its records of tens of thousands of collisions of birds with airplanes, such as the accident that led US Airways Flight 1549 to ditch into the Hudson River.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a bow to the Obama administration's promise of greater openness, abandoned a controversial proposal to keep the records confidential.

LaHood said since the White House felt comfortable releasing memos recently about secret interrogations of terrorism suspects, it was hard to justify the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to withhold information about birds flying around airports.

"Public disclosure is our job," LaHood wrote Wednesday on his official blog. "The sea change in government transparency is beginning, and we are happy to be a part of it."

FAA said in a statement that it will post the data online Friday.

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2. The bird data may cause flyers to take flight, figuratively, from air travel.

If the building of less polluting (than air travel) high-speed rail replaces air travel, I'll be happy. Hence, go Amtrak!!!

That's all I meant.:woohoo:

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3. Thanks! As for the birds,

I don't really want to know. Seriously, I could live without knowing. And my husband works for an airline, so you're right, not good.

High-speed rail is going to happen, I'll betcha. I hope so, too.

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4. Hope the hubby doesn't lose his job. nt