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No one would claim that any of the new travel-related laws scheduled to take effect in 2010 are game-changers for travelers. They’re relatively minor: a new credit card rule here, a new airport security policy there.

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The airline industry is getting smarter when dealing with bags.

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I was thrilled when I heard that a coalition of travel professionals was meeting in Washington for a what they called a “stakeholder hearing” on passenger rights. Finally, after years of virtually no representation in the nation’s capital, passengers appeared to be organizing.

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At approximately 5 p.m. on Monday, June 22nd, two trains crashed on the packed commuter metro Red Line near Tacoma Park, Md. The accident is the deadliest in the D.C.’s Metro’s 33-year history. Could it have been avoided?

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Airlines weren’t alone in spending record money lobbying Congress in 2008. The hotel industry also threw an unprecedented amount of cash at elected representatives, according to new numbers released by Opensecrets.org.

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Karen Fawcett welcomes the first Black American President. Barack Obama is inheriting some the greatest problems the world has ever known. But everyone, no matter their political affiliation or nationality, is unanimous in wishing him and his administration luck.

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January 20th is Inauguration Day. It’s when an estimated possible four million people will be descending on Washington, DC to watch Barack Obama be sworn in as the America’s 44th president. If you are Washington-bound, what plans have you made, when did you make them and how will you be spending your time here?

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In a move to cut costs and to meet slowing demand, Delta will soon transition its MD-88 fleet to the smaller Embraer E-175 jets for the New York LaGuardia-Washington DC route — in effect, cutting capacity by 50 percent.

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Passengers on Cruise West’s “Taste of the Pacific Northwest” voyage not only take a journey on the historic Columbia River, but they get to experience the fastest growing wine region in the world. It’s truly an adventure in wine tasting.

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In a move to match US Airways Shuttle’s offering, Delta will offer first class service on its shuttle flights between New York and Washington and New York and Boston beginning December 1. The MD88s will now have 14 First class seats and 128 economy seats.

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