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7:48 AM PDT on August 7, 2009

    • Daily News Loves Cash for Clunkers, But Wants Some Change...
    • But Eric Garcetti Loves the Program Unconditionally
    • MTA Puts Sheriffs in Charge of All Security Operations (Times)
    • Oberstar Still Fuming at White House, Plans to Push On (Finance and Commerce)
    • How About Light Rail for the Pink Line? (Ride the Pink Line)
    • Emergency Ban on Billboards and New Signage Goes Into Place (Daily News)
    • The Girl Scout Project That Could: Gov. Bans Trucks on Angel's Crest (LA Now)
    • Deadly Hit and Run in South L.A. (Fox LA)
    • Cops Nab Taco-Truck Bandits (Daily Breeze)
    • Should Madison's Train Station Be Downtown or on the Edge? (Planetizen)
    • Speaking of Bikes on Trains, What About Amtrak? (Examiner)

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