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Today’s Headlines — 10/28/08

October 28, 2008
By Andrew Bielak

  • The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House to hear testimony on infrastructure spending in the next stimulus. (Bloomberg)
  • Seattle voters mull a ballot measure for $17.9 billion in transit improvements. (Associated Press)
  • China invests $445 billion in rail — and looks to add more than 35,000 kilometers to its existing system — in its own economic stimulus. (Reuters)

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2 Responses to “Today’s Headlines — 10/28/08”

  1. Matt on
    October 29th, 2008 1:42 pm

    China invests 445 Billion Australian dollars, by the way. About $175B US. That story is from down under.

  2. sdavis on
    October 29th, 2008 1:49 pm

    Matt, it’s actually more like 270-290 billion American, depending on the ever fluctuating exchange rate. But thanks for noting that…

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