- LaHood asks governors to direct transportation stimulus money to economically struggling areas (WSJ)
- Congress' efforts to promote transit-oriented development start getting some attention (Dow Jones)
- Still reeling from a fatal crash, D.C. Metro has another problem: Bus and train operators texting while driving (Bloomberg)
- Boxer takes a big-tent approach as she drafts climate bill (CQ)
- If Wall Street can profit off of oil speculation, won't the same thing happen in a carbon cap-and-trade market? Two senators have thought of this (Post-Chronicle)
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