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Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on April 24, 2008

    • Clinton Would Consider Gas Tax Holiday; Obama Opposes (WSJ)
    • Bloomberg: Biofuel-Friendly Energy Bill Is a Disgrace (Sun)
    • Roger Cohen: Blaming Biofuels Is 'Hogwash' (NYT)
    • Feds Offer LA County $213M to Implement Pricing on Freeways (LAT)
    • Times Profiles Brodsky
    • Council Considers Bill to Change Parade Rules (Gotham Gazette)
    • Queens Bus Riders Get Their Chance to Grade Service (NY1)
    • In Newark, 50 Percent of Devils Fans Take the Train to the Game (NYT)
    • Bike Theft on Earth Day (Bike Blog)
    • Dutch Cyclists Request External Air Bags (Jalopnik)
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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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