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8:55 AM EDT on April 18, 2012

    • White House Renews Veto Threat on House Transpo-Pipeline Combo (Transpo Nation)
    • House Ignores Threats, Vote Could Come as Early as Today (Hill)
    • Transit Will Remain in Highway Trust Fund. Probably. (Politico)
    • The Inequalities of Abandoning Transportation Infrastructure (Holland Sentinel)
    • Ezra Klein Found a Rich Guy Not Named Warren Buffett Who Wants to Be Taxed (WaPo)
    • Daily "Duh": Amount of Bike Lanes Largest Factor in Size of Cycling Population (Good)
    • Three Light Rail Lines Compete for Scant Dollars in Twin Cities (MinnPost)

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