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• Connolly rides commuter train as part of transit tour
  Aug 31, 2010 — Washington Post
  Anita KumarRep. Robert F. McDonnell (R) has proposed to bring in transportation funds, may not be the right answer, he said.
• Transit systems easier to predict with smart phone apps
  Aug 31, 2010 — USA Today
  The apps provided by the municipal transit authority are free. The technology combines GPS, Web and cellular technologies, she said. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit app is available for iPhones for $1.99.
• Transportation group backs McDonnell's ABC privatization plan
  Aug 27, 2010 — Washington Post
  Anita KumarThe Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, a business-supported group that lobbies for transportation funding, is backing Gov.
• Hackers invade iTunes accounts, buy gift card codes
  Aug 26, 2010 — USA Today
  They typically buy iTunes gift card codes, usually in $50 to $200 amounts. It heated up after CEO Steve Jobs boasted at a June conference that Apple supports 150 million iTunes users, says Kurt Baumgartner, senior researcher at Kaspersky Lab. An intruder logged into his iTunes account and used his debit card account number to buy an iTunes gift card and other items.
• Mesa Council
  Aug 25, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  He decided to run after seeing the election would have been uncontested. John Ensign, R-Nevada. Linoff could not be reached for comment after the results came out Tuesday. He's been active in Tempe and Mesa, advocating for historic preservation, downtown redevelopment and public transportation.
• Spending stance drives most Chandler council hopefuls
  Aug 11, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  City hall is needed, but the city should have waited for better economic times and spent perhaps half as much. The Arizona Avenue project is without merit and the money should have been diverted to other projects, Taylor said. He'd invest more money for officers on the street. Chandler's primary election is Aug. 24.
• New traffic signals make it safer for pedestrians
  Aug 9, 2010 — USA Today
  The signal then goes dark again and traffic flows freely. Alexandria has identified a dozen more places that could benefit from HAWK signals, according to the city's website.Engineers in St. Cloud, Minn., installed a HAWK last year along Highway 23, a major artery through the city, said Blake Redfield, the city's traffic systems manager.
• States turn to tolls to fund roads
  Aug 3, 2010 — USA Today
  The Obama administration opposes increasing the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal share of the gas tax. In Louisville, toll opponents staged rush-hour protests. "We are opposed to tolls on existing bridges," says Shawn Reilly, co-founder of Say No to Bridge Tolls.
• The U.S. gun lobby holds Mexico hostage
  Aug 1, 2010 — Washington Post
  From December 2006 through this past April, the Mexican government seized 31,946 handguns and 41,093 assault rifles. After the case was thrown out, the owner of X-Caliber sued him for malicious prosecution. When Mexico's President Felipe Calderón addressed a joint session of Congress in May, he all but pleaded with lawmakers to help stop the flow of assault weapons.