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Doctors speaks after nearly two months in custody

Sri Lankan doctors recant death figures

After being in custody for about two months, the doctors say they inflated death tolls. The doctors who stayed with the people till the end now claims that only 350-400 civilians were killed in the last month of...

created by sivakaran | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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car1edb

Port Mann bridge partner reports massive losses on toll roads

The key investor behind the public-private partnership building and operating the new ten-lane Port Mann toll bridge today reported a loss of over $1 billion (CAD). Macquarie Group's infrastructure arm took the...

created by mike_yvr | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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Time for Governor Toll Roads to go!

Texas highways are in dire need of improvement and replacement. Does the governor want to raise the gasoline tax? No. For one thing, his predecessor, Boy George Bush, has screwed up things so much gas prices are off the charts. He wants to sell public highways to...

created by dunkelberg | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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The 25 BEST things ever said, by anyone

"To extend it, I thought we could list our FAVORITE quotes. It was hard to limit it to 25, but mine are below the fold (the order is pretty arbitrary, I like all of these a lot, but number 1 is special)."

created by alaaron | 3 years ago
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Virtual Toll: Pay Per Mile Drivers are Less Likely To Drive

A study of volunteers in a Seattle experiment revealed that traffic jams and congested driving could be greatly reduced by having a toll system for drivers. "....... motorists' behavior might change if they had to pay tolls â not just on a few bridges or highways,...

created by nukegingrich | 3 years ago
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netpioneer

Internet idea called highway robbery

"On the Internet, the traffic cops are blind — they don't look at the data they're directing, and they don't give preferential treatment. That's something operators of the Internet highway, the major U.S....