Still searching for the money to pay for it , the House leadership has put the brakes on a long-term transportation spending plan, but Transportation Committee Chairman John L. Mica says he’s confident that the legislation will pass before the current funding extension expires March 31. State transportation planners say their efforts to move ahead with new highway and transit projects have been hamstrung by congressional failure to approve a new multi-year plan. The last big bill, passed in 2005, expired two years ago and planners have been living with the uncertainty under a series of stop-gap funding extensions. Read full article > >

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House delays long-term transportation plan over funding, timing

Unemployment in the Washington region rose to 6 percent in August from 5.9 percent the month before, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday, putting the brakes on a recovery that had spurred widespread hiring across sectors this year. The region gained a net of 100 jobs from August 2010 to August 2011. Although modest, it’s a major improvement from the net loss of 11,100 jobs from July to July. Still, during the 12-month period ending in August, the region dropped 2,600 jobs in its traditionally most reliable sector: the federal government. Read full article > >

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D.C.-area unemployment rises to 6% in August

Citroen are recalling more than 20,000 of its C3 Picasso cars because of concerns the brakes can be applied from the passenger side.

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VIDEO: Citroen ‘passenger brake’ recall

By now, everyone has heard of the conservative “tidal wave” that has overtaken Congress and most gubernatorial seats throughout the U.S. Indeed, anyone who has watched mainstream media coverage probably understands the midterm election results as a “rebuke of Obama’s policies,” with the “Tea Party movement” captivating “The American People” and putting the brakes on the Democrats’ irresponsible, big-government agenda. read more

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What Landslide?: A Closer Look at the Midterm Election Results

Problems with brakes and fuel pumps led to the latest recall, as Toyota said it was trying to be more proactive.

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Toyota Recalling 1.5 Million Cars for 2 Problems