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Today’s Headlines

As Washington goes all-in for electric cars, one automaker places its bets on cleaner diesel fuel (Time) A local editorial board calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to push Congress’ high-speed rail investment to $4 billion (Merc News) U.S. DOT and the Federal Communications Commission team up to seek technological solutions to distracted driving … … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:49 AM EST on November 5, 2009

As Washington goes all-in for electric cars, one automaker places its bets on cleaner diesel fuel (Time)
A local editorial board calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to push Congress’ high-speed rail investment to $4 billion (Merc News)
U.S. DOT and the Federal Communications Commission team up to seek technological solutions to distracted driving … congressional action, meanwhile, remains up in the air for now (Net World)
Newsweek is “very pleased” to be co-hosting an energy briefing with the chief of Big Oil’s lobbying arm?! (TPMmuckraker)
Illinois governor skips meeting with transit officials on possible service cuts and fare hikes, heads to D.C. instead (Trib Blog)

Elana Schor

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