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WiFi may end a NJ institution: the beach badge. Newsday
David Broder: Guvs on the sidelines in race for president. WaPo
Wall Street relishes as Spitzer squirms. NYT
Austin renames Town Lake after Lady Bird. Chronicle
LA, Orange County can't agree on traffic fixes. LAT
Phoenix councilwoman has a "Peggy problem." Republic
Texas district weighs 4-day school week. Dallas Morning News
No more secret rehab for CA docs. San Mateo County Times
Rural rebellion threatens PA's plans to toll I-80. Post Gazette
A Heads up! for Heads Up: Massive ice chunks fall on Iowa house. AP
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Christopher Swope was GOVERNING's executive editor.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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