- NOAA Claims Oil Spill Vanishing Fast; Independent Scientists Skeptical (WaPo)
- Meanwhile, Spill Bill Could Face Trimming From Republicans (The Hill)
- GAO: Nearly All States Depend on Federal Welfare to Fund Their Highway Programs (Fox News)
- States Are Broke, Have to Spend Billions Managing Expanding Obesity Epidemic (LAT, 247 Wall St)
- Reuters Special Report: Smart Growth Poised to Change the Character of the Suburbs
- Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Strengthened Livable Communities Bill (Bike Portland)
- Time's Detroit Blog Calls for "Real" Mass Transit Following DOT's Light Rail Announcement
- LaHood Watch: He's Even a Category on Jeopardy (Fast Lane)
- Scientists Probe Smallest -- And Most Dangerous -- Components of Diesel Fumes (Press-Enterprise)
- No Joke: CO Gov Candidate Warns Bike-Sharing a Plot to Destroy America (Denver Post)
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