U.S. Transportation Chief Resigns

Longest serving member of the Bush cabinet, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has resigned.

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June 26, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"He also helped lay the groundwork for privatizing highways and other transportation assets...Two goals that he did not achieve, however, were a restructuring of Amtrak and government permission for a higher level of foreign investment in airlines...ne of the accomplishments for which Mr. Mineta would be remembered was last year's passage of a Transportation Department reauthorization bill, which laid the groundwork for leasing roads to private companies that would operate them and collect tolls."

FULL STORY: Transportation Chief Quits, Citing 'Other Challenges'

Monday, June 26, 2006 in The New York Times

Government / Politics Transportation United States

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