Today’s Headlines
- Rep. LaTourette, Boehner's Centrist Friend, Holds Key to Transportation Bill (Hill)
- Santorum Blames High Gas Prices for the Recession. Is He Right? (WaPo)
- Whoever 'Shafted Mass Transit,' Can You Help Revive a Transpo Bill? (WaPo)
- Out of Reach: How Sprawl Jacks Up the Price of 'Affordable' Housing (Grist)
- ...And Causes Increased Pollution (CityPaper)
- MD Governor Needs to Make His Case for Higher Gas Tax to Fund Roads (WaPo)
- LaHood Again Delays Rule Requiring New Cars to Have Dashboard Reverse Cameras (USAToday)
- Utah Eliminating Driver's Ed for Anyone Over 19 (Salt Lake Tribune)
- 1940s Bike Safety Education Pamphlet Is Shocking Today for the Wrong Reasons (Treehugger)
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