- Secretary LaHood Happy to Play Hardball With States Over Rail Funding (CNN)
- Oil Prices Are on the Rise Again -- Are We Any Less Oil-Dependent Than We Were in 2008? (NPR)
- Florida Senator Pushes Back Against Anti-Rail Rhetoric (Politifact)
- After ARC Tunnel Debacle, Feds Want New Jersey to Return $270 Million (Reuters)
- Meanwhile, Cost-Cutting Gov. Christie Spends Luxuriously on His Hotels (Politico)
- BP Gets a Verbal Thrashing During Oil Spill Hearing (WaPo)
- Rep. Nick Rahall Seeks Top Democratic Post on Transpo Committee (The Hill)
- Bus Rapid Transit: An Affordable Alternative to Rail? (Marketplace)
- Uncertainty: Hardly a Dirty Word for Climate Scientists (NYT)
- "Strict Liability" Could Stall Distracted Driving (BikePortland)
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