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9:02 AM EDT on September 12, 2008

    • Dems to Compromise on Offshore Drilling Ban (NYT)
    • Newt Gingrich's PAC Is the Big Force Behind "Drill, Baby, Drill" (CPI)
    • Group Bike Rides on Queens Boulevard Start Tonight (News)
    • Bklyn Paper Covers Recent Bike Deaths
    • U.S. Rep. James Oberstar on the History of America's Bike Movement (BikePortland)
    • City Issued Nearly 700 Blocking-the-Box Summonses Wednesday (Post)
    • MTA Adds Service to Bronx Bus and Subway Routes (R'dale Press)
    • Next Week: Tell NYMTC How You Want to Spend Fed Transpo Funds (News)
    • Double Decker Bus a Hit With Commuters (News)
    • Police in Mass. Town Making Helmetless Teens Dismount Their Bikes (Globe)

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