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7:49 AM EST on December 31, 2009

Obama administration sends $3.5 billion in new taxpayer money to the mortgage arm of auto lender GMAC, making the federal government its majority shareholder (WaPo)
The landscape of interest groups lobbying on climate change is getting big -- crazy big (NYT Blogs)
Build America Bonds are spurring a big uptick in municipal bond sales for infrastructure (Bloomberg)
One proposal to help marshal public support for higher gas taxes: Let people know exactly where their money is going (Fredericksburg.com)
Massachusetts Gov. Patrick to cancel $18 million in planned school transportation cuts (Globe)

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