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White House to change the way it counts jobs “created or saved” by last year’s $787 billion stimulus … though not necessarily in a more transparent fashion (ProPublica) LaHood: “You see no criticism of ‘cash for clunkers’ in America” (Motor Trend) States expressing skepticism about EPA’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the absence … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:51 AM EST on January 12, 2010

White House to change the way it counts jobs “created or saved” by last year’s $787 billion stimulus … though not necessarily in a more transparent fashion (ProPublica)
LaHood: “You see no criticism of ‘cash for clunkers’ in America” (Motor Trend)
States expressing skepticism about EPA’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the absence of congressional action (WSJ)
Why China’s trains are performing so technologically well (TNR’s The Vine)
Obama administration and congressional officials greeted by protests and tough bailout questions at the Detroit auto show (Reuters, AnnArbor.com)
The auto show also brings a $10m competition to build a 100-mpg car — does this mean GM’s claim to triple-digit fuel efficiency is officially debunked? (Det News)
Minneapolis area wracked by suburban-urban clash over transport funding (Star Trib)
On the lighter side, a roundup of coverage of this weekend’s “No Pants” transit-riding experiment (USAT, AP, SunBreak, WSJ Blog)

Elana Schor

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