- You saw it first on S-blog Capitol Hill -- but here's more coverage of the Obama administration's pitch for an 18-month extension of the current transportation law (Reuters, JoC)
- University of Iowa begins field-testing the future of a VMT tax (Kansas City Star)
- Oberstar's home-state paper editorializes on his battle with the administration over transpo funding (Star Tribune)
- LaHood says "cash for clunkers" program drawing "huge interest" (Bloomberg)
- A central piece of circuit was replaced on the D.C. Metro days before malfunctioning in last week's crash (WaPo)
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