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8:52 AM EDT on July 15, 2010

    • Senate Can't Muster the Will to Touch Transportation in Its "Climate" Bill (ClimateWire)
    • ...Meanwhile, in the Gulf of Mexico... (NYT)
    • DA to Investigate Fatal Crash That NYPD Ignored; Witness: Cops Were Indifferent (Bklyn Paper)
    • Stimulate This! The Growing Appeal of Highway Teardowns (Marketplace)
    • Bloomberg, HUD Sec Plug NYC's First Public Electric Car Charging Station (News, WNYC)
    • Pogan Sentencing: No Jail Time, No Punishment for Lying About Cyclist Assault (Post, City Room)
    • Hit-and-Run Killer Arrested After Taking the Life of Coney Island Pedestrian (AP)
    • Smart Card Payment All the Rage in NYC Cabs (AMNY)
    • Joe Bruno Is One Step Closer to Going Car-Free (News)
    • Got a Question About Obama Admin's Sustainable Communities Initiative? (Planetizen)
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