Today’s Headlines
June was a good month for $787 billion stimulus bill, House transpo panel finds (Reuters) Oberstar writes his old buddy Larry Summers with concerns over airline competition (Dow Jones) Eight midwestern governors sign formal pact to seek high-speed rail money (Reuters) Texting while driving increases drivers’ risk of crashes by a factor of 23, according … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:48 AM EDT on July 28, 2009
- June was a good month for $787 billion stimulus bill, House transpo panel finds (Reuters)
- Oberstar writes his old buddy Larry Summers with concerns over airline competition (Dow Jones)
- Eight midwestern governors sign formal pact to seek high-speed rail money (Reuters)
- Texting while driving increases drivers’ risk of crashes by a factor of 23, according to new study (NYT)
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