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8:47 AM EST on November 7, 2011

    • Editorials: Infrastructure Funding Bill Failed Because GOP Put Millionaires Before Jobs (NYT, FT)
    • Republicans Use Highway Bill to Counter Obama on Infrastructure (Hill)
    • Obama Meets with Transportation Advocates to Discuss Federal Funding for Infrastructure (T4A)
    • Maryland State Senate President Promises to Raise Gas Tax (Baltimore Sun)
    • How Car Commuting Costs - in a Handy Chart (TreeHugger)
    • HSR Costs Soar Due to Project Changes, Not Lack of Study (ThinkProgress)
    • FL Drivers Who Text Could Face Same Punitive Damages as DUI (Naples News)
    • The Unintended Consequences of Residential Parking Permits (Transpo Nation)
    • State Buys Up Tracks in First Real Step Toward Regional Rail in Central Florida (Orlando Sentinel)

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