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Robert Francis, a former vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and a big booster of Mr. Babbitt's, said "this is a huge blow to the FAA and what it is doing."

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Many Americans share Babbitt's concern, as evidenced by the many op-eds, editorials, Letters to the Editor written and visits made to Congress during Great Outdoors America Week.

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At Babbitt's urging airlines adopted a series of voluntary safety measures.

Federal Aviation Administration suspends chief over drunken driving 2011

In a statement, the DOT spokeswoman said Mr. Babbitt's request to take a leave had been granted and that his "employment status" was under discussion with the department's lawyers.

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The biggest crisis of Babbitt's FAA tenure came to light in April when nine air traffic controllers were allegedly caught sleeping on the job or were unresponsive to radio calls while on duty over a period of several weeks.

Federal Aviation Administration suspends chief over drunken driving 2011

Officials were in "discussions with legal counsel about administrator Randy Babbitt's employment status", said a statement from the office of Ray LaHood, the US transportation secretary.

Federal Aviation Administration suspends chief over drunken driving 2011

A tonic: go here to watch The Bad Plus rip through Babbitt's "Semi-Simple Variations."

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A tonic: go here to watch The Bad Plus rip through Babbitt's "Semi-Simple Variations."

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Mr. Babbitt's boss, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, ordered a wide-ranging evaluation of airport tower staffing, and he ordered that at least two controllers be on duty at all times in the Reagan National Airport tower.

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Mr. Babbitt's leave also could set back efforts by the FAA to persuade Congress to pass a multiyear reauthorization bill covering the agency.

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