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What the Obama visit will mean to Tanzanian tourism
DestinationsWith excitement and expectations to see a tourism boom in Africa, tourist stakeholders are looking at the official tour of the continent by US President Barack Obama as a kick-start to tap the rich American tourist market through publicity of his visit. Once regarded as the continent “doomed with diseases, wars, and poverty” by most [...]
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Even Obama is pushing New Jersey tourism with visit to beach towns
DestinationsIn recent months Barack Obama has visited victims of the Oklahoma tornado, the Boston bombing and the Newtown school shooting, but his visit on Tuesday to beach communities hit by hurricane Sandy is about more than just consoling another group of families hit by America’s run of tragedies. The president arrives at a crucial moment [...]
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Obama administration looks to $14 air tax bump to improve infrastructure
TransportThe cost of flying might be going up, but this time it’s not the airlines raising prices. The Obama administration has proposed raising the taxes on air travel by about $14 per flight, a move airlines strongly oppose. Higher taxes are needed to help reduce the deficit, pay for improvements at the nation’s airports and [...]
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Obama to visit Jersey Shore, topping off beaches’ post-Sandy tourism push
DestinationsPresident Barack Obama plans to visit the New Jersey shore next week to inspect hurricane-ravaged coastal areas as the state’s tourism season begins. Republican Governor Chris Christie will join Obama on the May 28 visit, according to a White House official asked not to be identified because the trip hadn’t been formally announced. Shore communities [...]
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The legislative typo that stalled the approval process to end FAA furloughs
TransportPresident Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers. The furloughs stemmed from the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that started taking effect in March. Millions of air travelers were affected recently by delayed flights across the country because of the furloughs. Congress moved quickly on a fix, despite [...]
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Obama nominates Anthony Foxx for new transportation secretary
TransportPresident Barack Obama plans to nominate on Monday Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next transportation secretary, a White House official said on Sunday. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Foxx would replace Ray LaHood, who has served as transportation secretary since January 2009. Foxx is African-American and would add to the [...]
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Chicago neighborhoods are fighting over an Obama presidential library that Hawaii may get
DestinationsPresident Barack Obama has worked to avoid racial politics during much of his presidency. Now, the structure promoting his legacy is at risk of getting caught up in them. A debate is brewing over the site of an Obama presidential library, one that primarily pits the leafy academic setting of the University of Chicago against [...]
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Obama wants to give transportation a $50 billion budget bump in 2014
TransportPresident Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8 trillion, but Obama’s proposal would negate more than $1 [...]
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Olympians worried about climate change and winter sports lobby Obama
DestinationsOlympic medallists in snowboarding and skiing have called on Barack Obama on to save winter sports by taking ambitious measures against climate change. In a letter to the White House, 75 champions, including pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones and Olympians Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Jacobellis said a run of record warm years and sporadic snowfalls jeopardised [...]
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Obama rails against disrepair of nation’s roads, bridges and trains
TransportPresident Barack Obama walked into the mouth of a giant tunnel in Miami on Friday to highlight proposals to boost investment in U.S. infrastructure, a move designed to show a leader still focused on the economy in the midst of broader policy battles in Washington. Obama’s tour of the Port of Miami tunnel project and [...]
