Today’s Headlines
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7:41 AM PDT on August 3, 2009
- In Senate Debate Over “Cash for Clunkers,” McCain’s Talking Sense (News)
- Westminster City Councilman Held on DUI (Daily News)
- 14-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run (Daily News)
- Carbon Footprints Increase by 570% for Families with Children (Times)
- Metro Rider Takes a Look at…the City’s Bike Plan?
- Times Notices Progress on the Downtown Streetcar…Nearly a Month After the Blogs
- Seattle’s New Light Rail Line Opens After a Very Long Gestation Period (NYT)
- Zipcar’s Promos Are Killing Its Livable Streets Cred (PSFK via NYFI)
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