Blocked roads and bridges, lack of rail and small upcountry airfields, coupled with rain and snow, made swift access impossible except by helicopter.

ECONOMIST: Catholic choice

This has been spent, not just on roads, bridges and business parks, but on small- scale schemes such as village-owned forests to help keep remote communities alive.

ECONOMIST: Highlands

MS. MEDINA: So my first question: Mr. President, your proposed jobs bill addresses tax breaks for small businesses and the repair of infrastructure like roads and bridges.

WHITEHOUSE: Open for Questions with President Obama

The budget includes new tax cuts for people who invest in small businesses, tax credits for small businesses that hire new workers, investments that will create jobs repairing roads and bridges, and tax breaks for retrofitting homes to save energy.

WHITEHOUSE: Budgeting for a New Era of Responsibility

In recent months, the two original padlock bridges have become so overloaded that locks have spread to any bridge with a small grate.

WSJ: Couples Adorn Bridges With Weighty Tokens of the Heart

The two bridges became a destination for seekers of eternal love because their chain-link grates are small enough to get a lock around.

WSJ: Couples Adorn Bridges With Weighty Tokens of the Heart

In the wake of the fierce debate surrounding the potential establishment of an Islamic center a few blocks from Ground Zero, as well as the recent threat by a pastor of a small fringe evangelical church to hold a public Koran burning, there has been much talk about building bridges and interfaith dialogue.

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