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Today’s Headlines

7:16 AM PDT on September 15, 2008

(Editor's Note: There was so much news about the Metrolink crash that there will be a whole "Today's Headlines" devoted just to that in a moment...)

    • Federal Maritime Commission Slows Clean Port Plan (Times)
    • Metro Considering Third Santa Monica Stop for Expo (The Argonaut)
    • Hillary Clinton: Feds Should Invest More in Transit (News, NY1)
    • Gas Prices Spike After Gulf Coast Disasters, Causing Panic (Tennessean, RR)
    • Synopsis of Battle Over the Gold Line Extension (SGV Tribune)
    • Cyclist Encourages Other Cyclists to Get Back in Their Cars (Times)
    • Who Wants a Podcar? (Times)
    • Transit Users in SF Get Tax Break...Whither LA? (Times)

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