The day after the river outing, Bragdon is back at work in the Metro building, a former Sears department store converted to office space in the Rose Quarter of Portland.

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Rio is also committed to building a new metro line and three bus rapid-transit (BRT) links.

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The two women, who became acquainted through various demonstrations in the metro Phoenix area, met Thursday to discuss their views outside the Maricopa County Municipal building, as more backlash against the controversial immigration law continued to flood the city.

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Building this 80-mile extension would normally take 15 to 20 years, but Delhi Metro must complete the expansion by September 2010--in three and a half years--just in time to welcome thousands of visitors who will descend on Delhi for the Commonwealth Games the following month.

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My reasons are many and include the fact that Clearwire is using a wireless technology that is not mainstream (WiMAX) on a portion of spectrum that requires building out many more cell sites than its competitors, and that it has chosen to enter major metro markets already served by wired DSL, cable, and a number of wireless broadband companies.

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