Recession Forcing Cutbacks at Nearly 80 Percent of U.S. Transit Agencies

How bad have the past two years been for transit agencies in the United States? In a word: bad. In two words: very bad.
Chicagoans protest transit cuts in late 2009. That was the beginning of a deluge of cuts across the U.S. that still persists today, according to a new survey from the American Public [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/08/17/apta-recession-forcing-cutbacks-at-nearly-80-percent-of-u-s-transit-agencies/

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Cortese takes maiden victory

Sandro Cortese came out on top of a superb last lap battle with Johann Zarco to take his maiden 125cc World Championship race win in the Czech Grand Prix at Brno Having lost the lead at the start of the final lap to Zarco, Cortese retook the advantage into Turn 4 and held it as far as the penultimate corner of the race. Zarco stuck his Ajo Derbi inside the Racing Team Germany Aprilia, edging slightly ahead as the pair came within inches of colliding.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/125cc/cortese-takes-maiden-victory/

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Kolles: No HRT Money worries

Colin Kolles is adamant that the future of the HRT team is "quite safe" at the moment and that there are many rival Formula 1 teams in a worse position financially. HRT changed owners at the start of July, with Spanish investment company Thesan Capital taking a controlling stake

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/kolles-no-hrt-money-worries/

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The Final Lap #170 ? Chris Myers from Showtime?s Inside NASCAR

SHOW #170 – Our guest this week is�Chris Myers from Showtime’s Inside NASCAR and NASCAR on FOX. �Plus Paul and I chat about all of the Watkins Glen stories, Boris Vs. Biffle, Johnson Vs. Kurt, Ambrose finally wins, and much more. �This is a packed show. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop (About 51 [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/17/the-final-lap-170-chris-myers-from-showtimes-inside-nascar/

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Cup Series Michigan Entry List

1 00 David Reutimann 2 1 Jamie McMurray 3 2 Brad Keselowski 4 4 Kasey Kahne 5 5 Mark Martin 6 6 David Ragan 7 7 Robby Gordon 8 9 Marcos Ambrose 9 11 Denny Hamlin 10 13 Casey Mears 11 14 Tony Stewart 12 16 Greg Biffle 13 17 Matt Kenseth 14 18 Kyle [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/16/cup-series-michigan-entry-list-august-2011/

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Rossi casts further doubts over Japan

Further doubts have been cast over Valentino Rossi's participation in the Japanese MotoGP race at Motegi, should the event go ahead on October 2 as planned. The Italian said in Brno that the FIM's recent report into the status of the region - hit by the nuclear disaster following Japan's tragic tsunami ? had assuaged fears about radiation, but admitted that, alongside his mechanics and paddock figures, he still had concerns about the general safety of the area. Having said he was yet to make up his mind, the Italian press has reported that he is close to a decision not to race at Motegi.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/rossi-casts-further-doubts-over-japan-2/

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NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Pure Michigan 400 Preview

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/16/1417667/nascar-sprint-cup-pure-michigan.html

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