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8:55 AM EST on December 16, 2008

    • Officer Patrick Pogan, Critical Mass Nemesis, Indicted on Assault Charges (News, City Room)
    • MTA Finance Committee Approves Doomsday Budget (NY1, News, Post)
    • U.S. DOT Asks Private Sector to Help Develop High Speed Rail Along Northeast Corridor (AP, NY1)
    • City Relaxes Alternate Side Parking Rules for Riverdale (City Room)
    • Haywire Walk Signals Send Peds Confusing Message (City Room)
    • Manchester Voters Say 'Yes!' to Traffic-Choked Streets (Guardian)
    • Yglesias on Stimulus: Expanding Bus Service Would Be Quick and Effective
    • Atlanta Columnist: Bring on the Transit Stimulus (AJC)
    • More Evidence That Car Dependence Is Bad for Your Health (AP)
    • It's Time to Put Down Nascar (Slate)

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