"The $787.2 billion economic recovery bill — to be signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday — dedicates $8 billion to high-speed rail, most of which was added in the final closed-door bargaining at the instigation of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel." Politico looks at how in the world $8 billion got funneled to high-speed rail. [Politico via Planetizen]
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