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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