Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Jul 1, 2009

Take that, George Will! LaHood hits Portland today to celebrate new streetcar production (Daily Journal of Commerce)

Midwestern high-speed rail backers propose $11.5 billion plan for 220-mph service (AP, Transport Politic)

Conservative columnist Michael Gerson: GOP climate ‘traitors’ did the admirable thing by supporting last week’s bill (Star-Trib)

D.C. Metro trains to run manually for up to a year following last week’s crash (AP)

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