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			<title>Metro to delay SmartBenefits changes a year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Metro will delay for a year the proposed changes to its SmartBenefits program after riders protested that they were unfair -- particularly one that would have had unused money reverting from their pretax payroll allocation to their employers. -- <i>By Lena H. Sun, November 20, 2009, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
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			<title>Metro to postpone SmartBenefit changes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The changes that would have affected transit benefits for many thousands of riders will be delayed for a year, according to Metro officials. -- <i>By Robert Thomson, November 19, 2009, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
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			<title>Students may face an uphill climb</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With nothing but grim budgets ahead, some members of the Fairfax Board of Supervisors want the county's schools to save money on buses by encouraging more kids to walk to school, perhaps by moving back the boundaries for bus-riding eligibility. -- <i>By Fredrick Kunkle, November 18, 2009, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
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			<title>First impressions from our man in America: cars are everywhere</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[AFTER settling down in Arlington, Virginia, we decided to explore our environment a little on foot. -- <i>By Wan Lixin, November 17, 2009, ShanhaiDaily.com</i>]]></description>
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			<title>Two federal hearings set to examine transit safety</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Federal officials are honing their focus on Metro's safety and the oversight over all transit systems with two sets of public hearings announced Thursday. -- <i>By Kytja Weir, November 13, 2009, Examiner</i>]]></description>
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			<title>Montgomery draws a car-free blueprint for growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Montgomery County redefined the way it will grow in the next two decades when lawmakers endorsed a plan Tuesday that encourages development where residents can easily live a car-free lifestyle. -- <i>By Miranda S. Spivack, November 11, 2009, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
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			<title>Rockville adopts complete streets program</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[For those wondering how Rockville got an honorable mention from the League of American Bicyclists, this may be a part of it. -- <i>November 9, 2009, WashCycle</i>]]></description>
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