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8:55 AM EDT on March 28, 2012

    • House Republicans Punt 9th Transpo Extension for 2nd Time in 24 Hours (Politico)
    • GOP Rep. Asks: If We're Out of Money for Transpo, Why Spend $10B/Mo. in Afghanistan? (Hill)
    • Rasmussen Report Finds 48 Percent of Americans Think Feds Should Drop Gas Tax
    • Rep. DeFazio: House GOP "Hate America," Hate Idea of National Transportation System (Hill)
    • Maryland Senate Passes Anti-Sprawl Bill, But Without Key Provisions (WaPo)
    • Bipartisan Policy Center: Transpo Bill an Opportunity to Rethink Spending (Bradenton Herald)
    • How Washington Could Use Federal High-Speed Rail Money (Next American City)
    • Did an Amendment to the Senate Transpo Bill Kill Private Investment? (New Republic)

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