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Today’s Headlines – 10/5/09

October 5, 2009
By Transportation for America

The European Union may propose an energy tax for the entire 27-nation bloc. (WSJ)

American driving habits are changing the Volkswagen model because, as U.S. chief Stephen Jacoby put it, “we Germans drive and we are not drinking in the car. Americans have breakfast and coffee in the car — we have to adjust to this.” (WP)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell is making a pitch to Northern Virginia’s more liberal electorate with a new television ad on transportation. (WP)

California high-speed rail ought to be prioritized for federal stimulus funds, the Los Angeles Times editorializes today. (LA Times)

Governor Deval Patrick is in a fierce dispute with House Transportation Committee Chair James Oberstar over whether Massachusetts is spending stimulus funds properly. (Globe)

And, the New Republic asks “what happened to John McCain?” as the Arizona Senator looks increasingly unlikely to play a constructive role in climate change legislation. (TNR)