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8:46 AM EDT on May 6, 2008

    • Clinton, Obama Trade Slaps Over Gas Tax Cut as Oil Tops $120 (News)  
    • "Compassionate" Pols Urge State Tax "Holidays"; Public Isn't Buying It (NYT, Grist)
    • NC Dem "Fights" Big Oil by Filling Voters' Gas Tanks (HuffPost)
    • Bloomberg Formally Announces New and Revived Ferry Routes (NYT, AMNY, Sun)
    • City Wants Bus Lane Cameras; Assembly Dem Already Grousing (News)
    • Straphangers Calls for Public Info on Privately-Owned Escalators (AMNY)
    • Driving to School Unsafe? Open Lunches Canceled After Traffic Deaths (NYT)
    • Former MTA Chair Retains Placard, Free Parking Spot (News) 
    • Neighborhood Block Becomes Atlantic Yards Parking Lot (Post) 
    • Fossella Kicked Out of Bar Before Drunk Driving Arrest (News)
    • Driver Plows Into Crowd After Yankees-Red Sox Argument, Killing One (Post)
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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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