Tuesday quick hits


* The federal government's final environmental impact statement recommends not building the "Road to Nowhere." U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler pleased. (AC-T)

* U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes asks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to make approving spending on Fort Bragg and other military bases "your first priority." (Fay-O)

* U.S. Rep. Mel Watt questions linking car insurance premiums to credit rating: "If I got my credit score up, would that make me a better driver?" (AP)

* U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry releases a poll that shows him beating District Attorney Jay Gaither and Catawba County Sheriff David Huffman in the primary. (Hickory Daily Record)

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