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Today’s Headlines

8:49 AM EST on February 28, 2012

    • Long-term Transportation Bill Facing Detour After Detour (Politico)
    • Santorum: High Gas Prices to Blame for '08 Mortgage Crisis (Hill)
    • Senate Transportation Bill LaHood's Clear Favorite: "Take Politics Out of Transportation" (WaPo)
    • LaHood Honks at Motorists on the Phone (WTOP)
    • US Mayors Throw Their Weight Behind Transportation Infrastructure Yet Again (JAXDaily)
    • CNN: More People Going By Bike to Avoid the Gas Pump
    • Residents Organize to Bring Walkability Back to Old Houston Neighborhood (TranspoNation)
    • Wisconsin's Smart Growth Legislation at Risk (Channel3000)
    • If You Drive a Hummer, Don't Complain About Gas Prices (Treehugger)

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