- Obama to Adopt Deficit Commission Agenda -- Including the Gas Tax? (WaPo)
- $1.5 Billion Cut to High-Speed Rail Could Grow Even Larger (HuffPo)
- Cuts to High-Speed Rail Won't Affect Any Existing Projects (Bloomberg)
- DOT Got $300M in Florida Rail Money Out the Door Ahead of Potential Shutdown (JOC)
- Boehner and Obama Play Nice Over Budget (The Hill)
- ABC News: High Gas Prices Prompt Commuters to Ditch Cars
- Riders on High-Speed O'Hare Train Would Go Through Security Before Boarding Train (Tribune)
- Wendell Cox: European Congestion Three Times Worse Than in U.S. (NewGeography)
- Problems Surface With Electric Cars (AltTransport)
- China's Celebrated Rail System is Part Bullet Trains, Part Rickety Second-Class Trains (Vancouver Sun)
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