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By Damien Newton

7:37 AM PDT on October 19, 2009

Road Rage Doc’s Lawyer Blaming the Victims at Trial (Times)
10% of CA Drivers Have Disabled Placard? State Cracksdown (NYT)
River Enviros Worried About HSR’s Impact on LA River, Development Plans… (Times)
…Including Contributor Joe Linton. More on His Thoughts (Creak Freak)
Car Free for a Cause: 30k Take Part in AIDS Walk (Times)
Tru Threatens Jail to City Workers, Council Woman Defending L.A. Live’s New Billboards (Times)
Search for Police Chief Gets Serious This Week (Daily News)
In Praise of Pedicabs (NYT)
LaHood Shows Love, But Not Money, for Twin Cities’ Green Transport Hub (Forbes)
New on Google Street View: Pics of Car-Free Places (PC World)

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