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Posted on December 6, 2011 | tags

 
 

U.S.: Storytelling through acronyms: A top bureaucrat’s bad weekend

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  • » At least he wasn’t flying while drunk, right? After being a pilot for Eastern Airlines for 25 years, Randy Babbitt became the Federal Aviation Administration’s head in 2009. This weekend, he was arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road in Fairfax, Va. He has since asked for a leave of absence from his office.