Hello Petroleum, Goodbye Forests, Species, Amtrak...

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| Wed Feb. 7, 2007 1:13 PM PST

The President's $2.9 trillion budget includes nearly $500 million to fund a nuclear waste dump and $400 million fewer dollars for our poor (literally) national rail service, Amtrak. Oh, and he plans to sell off $800 million worth of National Forest land. More gory details here.

—Jen Phillips

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