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Cities across the country are investing more money in infrastructure to make roads safer for bikes. Last week, a highway bill faced resistance from lawmakers who saw those kinds of projects as an inappropriate use of federal funds. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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National

Funding Fight Trips Up Bike Path Projects

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Funding Fight Trips Up Bike Path Projects

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) takes questions from the media during a briefing Thursday on Capitol Hill. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Disaster Aid Hangs In Balance Of House Dust-Up

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Disaster Aid Hangs In Balance Of House Dust-Up

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) at NPR headquarters in May. Erin Schwartz/NPR hide caption

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GOP Rep. Ryan On Obama's Plan: 'Why Would We Want To Do This Again?'

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Afghan security personnel carry a wounded colleague across a street in Kabul on Sept. 14, after Taliban fighters attacked the most heavily protected part of the Afghan capital. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday before a Senate panel that the Haqqani network of militants, supported by Pakistan, was responsible for this attack, among others. ShahMarai/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Rebukes Pakistan For Ties To Afghan Extremists

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Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

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