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Ad Nauseam: Spare the Toll, Save the Carmaker

12:39 PM EST on November 11, 2008

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Yesterday we noted the auto-centric bias in local media coverage of an expected Ravitch Commission proposal to toll East River bridges as one source of revenue for the cash-strapped MTA. In perusing said coverage, we couldn't help but notice a second common element. See if you can guess what it is.

After the jump: score one for the good guys.

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