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9:02 AM EST on December 7, 2016

    • HUD Pick Ben Carson Never Actually Lived in Public Housing (Washington Examiner)
    • Professional Rail Critic Randall O'Toole Worried Elaine Chao Is Too Pro-Rail (Lincoln Times News)
    • Factsheet: Why Uber Won't Kill Transit (TransitCenter)
    • Drivers Hit 20 Pedestrians in Toronto and the CBC Blamed It on the Rain
    • Dan Savage: Fatalities in the "War on Cars" Are Never Cars (The Stranger)
    • Leaked Trump Energy Plan Aims to Roll Back Fuel Economy Standards (Center for Media & Democracy)
    • EPA Proceeds to Finalize Emission Standards Through 2025, Ahead of Trump's Term (Detroit News)
    • Are Suburbs Really "Outperforming" Cities Like the Urban Land Institute Claims? (City Observatory)

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