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7:48 AM EDT on September 8, 2009

    • Bus factory made famous by Obama's stimulus is now laying off workers (NYT)
    • Illinois works both sides of the high-speed rail equation (Trib)
    • LaHood promises to deliver federal transit aid to help Chicago win the 2016 Olympics (WLS-TV)
    • U.S. DOT strengthens drug-testing rules for commercial license holders (Morning News)

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