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8:21 AM EDT on August 10, 2007

    • MTA Prepares as Flash Flood Warning in Effect (City Room, AMNY)
    • Where Others Use Blackberrys, MTA Turns to Bullhorns (NYT)
    • Decoding the MTA Web Site (City Room)
    • Officials Say Recent Storms Too Much to Handle (Post)
    • City Says Weather-Proofing Would Cost Billions (Post)
    • Researchers: Get Used to Heavy Rain (Daily News)
    • Why Brooklyn Doesn't Have More Tornadoes (Slate)
    • Breaking News: Air Pollution Travels (MSNBC)
    • New Bedford Ave Racks Already Inadequate? (Brooklyn Paper)
    • Bush, Congress Argue Over Temporary Gas Tax (NYT)
    • Texting While Driving: What Do You Think? (Onion)
    • Plastic Bags a Worldwide Menace (Salon)
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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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