Today’s Headlines
Sen. Reid: We Have a Constitutional Duty to Dole Out Earmarks (Politico) Meanwhile, Sen. Cornyn Takes Heat Over Earmark Double-Talk (Mother Jones) Can Minnesota Sue Wisconsin Over High-Speed Rail Debacle? (MinnPost) Bruce Katz: Cut Subsidies for Consumption, Invest in Infrastructure (TNR) Cutting Soot Has Cut Warming in California, Scientists Say (Science) Florida’s Governor Content to Kill … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:03 AM EST on December 17, 2010
- Sen. Reid: We Have a Constitutional Duty to Dole Out Earmarks (Politico)
- Meanwhile, Sen. Cornyn Takes Heat Over Earmark Double-Talk (Mother Jones)
- Can Minnesota Sue Wisconsin Over High-Speed Rail Debacle? (MinnPost)
- Bruce Katz: Cut Subsidies for Consumption, Invest in Infrastructure (TNR)
- Cutting Soot Has Cut Warming in California, Scientists Say (Science)
- Florida’s Governor Content to Kill 24,000 Jobs to Please Rail Foes (Orlando Sentinel)
- The Ins and Outs of HOT Lanes (Infrastructurist)
- Metro Bag Checks: A Critical Safety Measure or Security Theater? (Washington Examiner)
- You’ve Heard of Smart Growth, But What About Safe Growth? (The Town Talk)
- SIM City 4: An Improvement, Sort Of (Human Transit)
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