Obama to pitch U.S. oversight of subways
Posted: November 16, 2009 at 1:58 a.m.
The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation’s subway and light-rail systems, responding to what it says is haphazard and ineffective oversight by state agencies.
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