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9:16 AM EST on December 5, 2008

    • Ravitch Plan Round-up (NYT, News, News, Post, NY1, MTR)
    • What Politicians Are Saying About the Plan (NYT, Politicker, Daily Politics)
    • Silver: 'When Richard Ravitch Speaks, New Yorkers Should Listen' (Daily Politics)
    • Commission Wants to Raise the Bar for MTA Board Membership (News)
    • NYT, News Endorse the Plan; Post Opposes Payroll Tax, Wants Union Concessions Too
    • Congress Remains Unimpressed By Bailout Pleas From Auto Execs (NYT, AP)
    • Gridlock Sam: City, State Need to Line Up Transpo Projects to Get Feds' Stimulus Money (News)
    • Three Plans for Transit Stimulus (TreeHugger)
    • Oregon Gov to Push for Expanded Ped/Bike Funding (BikePortland via Streetsblog.net)
    • Intercity Bus Travel Growing at Rapid Clip (Forbes)

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