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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – States across the country are accelerating their drive for new revenue to repair aging road systems, moves that come as the amount of federal funding has been falling. Figures compiled by The Associated Press show the total amount of money available to states from the Federal …

HARTFORD, Conn. – A transportation official says railroad maintenance crews get little or no supervision and fail to document their work on a New York commuter line where six people died in a fiery crash in February. The New York Post reports Monday (http://bit.ly/1GD00x4 ) that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Al Qaeda Connection Senior intelligence officials believe Al Qaeda fighters were deeply involved in the revolt at Pakistan’s Red Mosque we referred to earlier — and last week’s final shootout that ended with the deaths of more than 100 people. The Times …