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House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT) backs new push for infrastructure spending to surmount high unemployment rates (The Hill) The Obama administration’s high-speed rail plans are sparking a rift between traditional transport groups and those who fear the usual suspects are taking a go-slow approach (GreenWire) Is newly minted rail kingpin Warren Buffett this … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:49 AM EST on November 9, 2009

House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT) backs new push for infrastructure spending to surmount high unemployment rates (The Hill)
The Obama administration’s high-speed rail plans are sparking a rift between traditional transport groups and those who fear the usual suspects are taking a go-slow approach (GreenWire)
Is newly minted rail kingpin Warren Buffett this century’s version of Cornelius Vanderbilt? (WSJ)
America’s convoluted, car-clogged interchanges are crying out for rebuilding, but a few have become unlikely landmarks (NYT)
In the Miami area, voters may get a chance to repudiate sprawl at the ballot box (Bisc. Times)
Study finds that enough clean power is available for an electric-car boom — in British Columbia (News 1130)

Elana Schor

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