Today’s Headlines
Oberstar’s Ouster: Reflecting on the End of an Era (TNR, MPR) John Mica Wants More Rail Investment in the Northeast, Less Elsewhere (NYT Green) Meanwhile, Might Oberstar Reemerge as the Secretary of Transportation? (Star Trib) More Post-Election Analysis from the Post-Gazette Push for Smart Growth in Cities Irks Some Environmentalists (NYT) Are Greens Responsible for … Continued
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Adam Voiland
8:55 AM EDT on November 5, 2010
- Oberstar’s Ouster: Reflecting on the End of an Era (TNR, MPR)
- John Mica Wants More Rail Investment in the Northeast, Less Elsewhere (NYT Green)
- Meanwhile, Might Oberstar Reemerge as the Secretary of Transportation? (Star Trib)
- More Post-Election Analysis from the Post-Gazette
- Push for Smart Growth in Cities Irks Some Environmentalists (NYT)
- Are Greens Responsible for the Republican Wave? (Politico, Grist)
- Wisconsin Freezes High-Speed Rail Project (Sentinel, WITI-TV)
- Abandoned ARC Tunnel Will Leave a Brutal Economic Toll on New Jersey (NJ.com)
- John Shimkus Eyes House Energy and Commerce Gavel (The Hill)
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