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Today’s Headlines

The U.S. High Speed Rail Association is emerging as a lobbying force in D.C. (Roll Call) Is the Justice Department investigating Rep. Don Young’s (R-AK) shady Florida highway earmark? The law says they should be … (CQ Notepad) A mainstream-media look at last week’s vast new study of the benefits of denser development, with obligatory … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:48 AM EDT on September 10, 2009

The U.S. High Speed Rail Association is emerging as a lobbying force in D.C. (Roll Call)
Is the Justice Department investigating Rep. Don Young’s (R-AK) shady Florida highway earmark? The law says they should be … (CQ Notepad)
A mainstream-media look at last week’s vast new study of the benefits of denser development, with obligatory skeptical libertarian (USAT)
Dubai unveils a cushy new transit system (LAT)
The congressional climate change fight could get even uglier than the health care one — if it happens this year (Atlantic)