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San Jose Inside (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
"Civic-minded citizens are not simply born, they must be taught and nurtured,” writes Norman Mineta. In an article published on “Constitution Day,” Mr. Mineta—a former San Jose mayor and US Congressman, who also served in the Cabinet under both Bill Clinton and George Bush—laments the decline in civic engagement, and expresses his concern that the public education system needs to do more.
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NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta had his named etched in pavement on Monday.
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Euractive (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
The United States has been "AWOL - away without leave" on the climate change issue over the past six or seven years, but things will change after the November elections "regardless of who wins," US President George W. Bush's former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta told EurActiv in an interview.
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Banking Business Review (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Credit Suisse has announced that former US secretary of transportation and current vice chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Norman Mineta, will serve as a senior advisor to the bank, working with Credit Suisse and its clients on infrastructure and transportation projects and transactions.
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Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Norman Mineta, a former cabinet secretary to two US presidents, joins the bank as a senior adviser to help counsel clients looking to buy or sell public works
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
BOSTON - Former Clinton Cabinet member Robert Reich on Friday endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.Two other Democratic elder statesmen, former Sens. Sam Nunn of Georgia and David Boren of Oklahoma, also said they were supporting the Illinois senator.Reich, who served as Labor secretary under Bill Clinton, said in a blog post that...
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Disappeared News (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
by Larry Geller I thought I would drop in and give my one minute testimony in support of rubber-on-concrete technology for the Honolulu transit system today. I figured I'd be out by noon. Wrong. It was 6:45 p.m. before I left, after a day of high drama and intrigue. In the end, the Council was deadlocked on every vote 4-4 (Council Chairperson Barbara Marshall was absent). While many present in
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Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Norman Mineta: Last year, 965 people lost their lives in air crashes around the world. But more than 3,000 people will die on the world's highways today . More than 1.2 million people die each year from road traffic injuries, a toll comparable to the number of people killed by malaria or tuberculosis. For every death there are at least 20 serious injuries. This is an epidemic in every sense of the...
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The American Street (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Alphonse Jackson is set to resign as HUD Secretary, despite the current crisis in housing and subprime mortgages. Charged with favoritism, cronyism and incompetence, it’s uncertain what provoked his decision, unless he’s aware of a pending indictment. But is there something more sinister afoot? Consider the following personnel changes during the Bush administration: At the outset, 4 [...]
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
WASHINGTON -- Emilio Gonzalez, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services, is part of a growing list of aides, advisers, agency officials and Cabinet members who have left or are leaving as President Bush's time in the White House winds down.
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Only one of these Republicans learned Last night I saw an early copy of the London Times , a paper that has seen much better, and far more reputable, days (pre-Murdoch). Murdoch has managed to turn the venerable Times into a second or third rate scandal sheet, not something serious news consumers would ever think of turning to. I was considering of writing about a story by Sarah Baxter, Barnstorming...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Donald
Manzullo's support for the aerospace industry, notably his efforts to
improve the nation's export control system, have earned him the Wings of
Liberty Award.
The award is presented to leaders who have made significant
contributions to bolster the industry, and Manzullo's work in Congress has
been especially important, AIA President...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Ponder having 450 guest artists come to visit for two weeks - all needing visas - and youre in charge. That was the challenge facing Alicia Adams, international programming head at the...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 01/17/2008
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Paul G. Kaminski, a
highly decorated leader in the defense and technology fields, has been
named as AIA's representative to the NextGen Institute Management Council.
Kaminski is currently chairman and chief executive officer of
Technovation, Inc., and senior partner in Global Technology Partners. A
former under secretary of defense for Acquisition...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/11/2007
Two former U.S. transportation secretaries have warned that new fuel efficiency standards included in an energy bill could jeopardize the domestic auto industry if it creates conflicting requirements. Rodney Slater and Norman Mineta, in a letter to...
