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GM, Chrysler Ask for Another Handout, This One for $14 Billion (NYT) Caltrans Holding Meetings on I-710 Project (Pasadena Star News) Obama Signs Stimulus Bill Into Law (NYT) R’s in State Senate Oust Leader Who Compromised on Budget (Times) Why the Prez Made High Speed Rail a Stimulus Priority (Politico) Transpo Sec LaHood on How … Continued

By Damien Newton

8:41 AM PST on February 18, 2009

GM, Chrysler Ask for Another Handout, This One for $14 Billion (NYT)
Caltrans Holding Meetings on I-710 Project (Pasadena Star News)
Obama Signs Stimulus Bill Into Law (NYT)
R’s in State Senate Oust Leader Who Compromised on Budget (Times)
Why the Prez Made High Speed Rail a Stimulus Priority (Politico)
Transpo Sec LaHood on How Stim Money Will Be Spent (Transportation for America)
More Responses to David Brooks (Joe Urban, Discovering Urbanism)
To WSJ Columnist, ‘Smart Transportation’ = Gadgetry for Roads and Cars
Memphis Airport Security Takes Sticker on a Bike Too Literally (Urban Velo via Streetsblog.net)

Damien Newton

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