Today’s Headlines
LaHood twists the Senate’s arm on re-upping “cash for clunkers” … (AP) … while some Republicans sense an opening and start criticizing the car-rebate program (NYT) Can Schumer and Lautenberg coax their colleagues into more high-speed rail money? (NYT) Congress, led by Oberstar, slams agencies for slow stimulus spending (Reuters)
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7:47 AM EDT on August 3, 2009
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- LaHood twists the Senate’s arm on re-upping “cash for clunkers” … (AP)
- … while some Republicans sense an opening and start criticizing the car-rebate program (NYT)
- Can Schumer and Lautenberg coax their colleagues into more high-speed rail money? (NYT)
- Congress, led by Oberstar, slams agencies for slow stimulus spending (Reuters)
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