Read more Mary Peters stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12655/mary-peters.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:29:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/24980/washington-vows-better-airline-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday Washington vowed to beef up airplane inspections and demanded to know why American Airlines stranded 250,000 travelers last week, the AP reports. "No one at all was well served by what happened," US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. But she defended federal regulators, saying they did not overreact...http://www.newser.com/story/24980/washington-vows-better-airline-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Apr 2008 21:06:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7542/dot-chief-two-wheelers-dont-count.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBicyclists and green activists beg to differ with Mary Peters, the US transportation secretary who decreed last month that bicycle and walking paths shouldn’t fall under her funding purview, and spending on them may be to blame for the poor state of roads and bridges. Advocates of pedal power have...http://www.newser.com/story/7542/dot-chief-two-wheelers-dont-count.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Sep 2007 18:17:16 CDT