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After years of arguing that transit demand is too low to matter, conservatives protest D.C. transit’s failure to accommodate high demand from conservatives (WSJ) More on the Senate’s vote to let Amtrak passengers travel with guns (CNN, AP) LaHood still reassuring auto dealers they’ll get “cash for clunkers” money (Bloomberg) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) gets … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:48 AM EDT on September 17, 2009

After years of arguing that transit demand is too low to matter, conservatives protest D.C. transit’s failure to accommodate high demand from conservatives (WSJ)
More on the Senate’s vote to let Amtrak passengers travel with guns (CNN, AP)
LaHood still reassuring auto dealers they’ll get “cash for clunkers” money (Bloomberg)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) gets behind his state high-speed rail plan … (Dayton DN)
… and speaking of Ohio, a new study says half a million people would ride high-speed rail in the state (NBC4)
House votes to authorize $200 million in extra research on fuel-efficient vehicles (AP)
Check out the full agenda for the U.S. DOT’s distracted driving summit (DOT Press)
Can the EPA really regulate emissions without Congress taking action? The complete answer (Grist)

Elana Schor

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