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Today’s Headlines

Obama Stands Firm on Anti-Earmark Pledge (The Hill) Rahm’s Transpo Platform for Chicago Is All About Transit (Transpo Nation) Michelle Obama: Obesity is a “National Security Issue” (Politico) Richard Sarles Takes the Reins at Metro (WaPo) Minneapolis Light Rail Line Takes Flak (Star Tribune) Rand Paul Wants to Dismantle HUD (Housing Wire) Study: Small Cities … Continued
  • Obama Stands Firm on Anti-Earmark Pledge (The Hill)
  • Rahm’s Transpo Platform for Chicago Is All About Transit (Transpo Nation)
  • Michelle Obama: Obesity is a “National Security Issue” (Politico)
  • Richard Sarles Takes the Reins at Metro (WaPo)
  • Minneapolis Light Rail Line Takes Flak (Star Tribune)
  • Rand Paul Wants to Dismantle HUD (Housing Wire)
  • Study: Small Cities Can Be Big Polluters Per Capita (AFP)
  • Cars Kill Everywhere, But Especially in South Dakota (Rapid City Journal)
  • Key Soot Standard Remains Up in the Air (NYT)
  • More Sprawl on the Way for Virginia (Grist)

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