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Rural air subsidy costs spiral
August 1, 2009 /
Government subsidies for flights in and out of rural communities can reach up to thousands of dollars per passenger, and Congress is moving to increase the budget by almost 30 percent to keep those flights going next year.
Some of the subsidies, to places like Ely, Nev., Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Havre, Mont., are eye-popping.
By ANDREW TAYLOR – Associated Press
Full Story: http://helenair.com/articles/2009/08/01/state/top/80st_090801_subsidy.txt
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