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7:48 AM EDT on July 28, 2009

    • June was a good month for $787 billion stimulus bill, House transpo panel finds (Reuters)
    • Oberstar writes his old buddy Larry Summers with concerns over airline competition (Dow Jones)
    • Eight midwestern governors sign formal pact to seek high-speed rail money (Reuters)
    • Texting while driving increases drivers' risk of crashes by a factor of 23, according to new study (NYT)

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