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9:17 AM EST on January 19, 2012

    • Obama's Rejection of Pipeline Was "Not Just The Right Call, But The Brave Call" (350.org)
    • DC's Dulles Airport Metro-Rail Could Lose Station... At Dulles (DC Examiner)
    • Microsoft App Can Direct Pedestrians Around "Unsafe" Neighborhoods (Next Am. City)
    • A Scorecard For The Global Metropolitan Economy (New Republic)
    • Bike Sharing: It's Global City Cycling's Gateway Drug (TreeHugger)
    • Miro Weinberger: New Urbanist, Burlington VT Mayoral Candidate (Seven Days)
    • Booz Allen Hamilton's Wish List for Monday's State of the Union Address (TruckingInfo)
    • Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Vows to Fight New Railroad Regulations (Register-Mail)
    • Calif. Governor Asks State to Cheer High-Speed Rail Project (NYT)
    • WV Poised to Become 36th State to Ban Texting Behind the Wheel (Charleston Gazette)
    • Newt Gingrich's Newest "Elite": Subway Riders (Daily Beast)

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