Q: Schneiderman said this fare price would reflect the agency 's legitimate financial condition as well as riders ' concerns about having to pay 33 percent more to ride in a recession .

Schneiderman said the price would reflect the agency 's legitimate financial status as well as riders ' concerns about having to pay 33 percent more at the turnstile in a recession .

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Q: Only 66 years old , Brooks was killed on Monday , Aug. 11 , 2003 in an automobile accident in his native Minnesota .

When Brooks was killed in an automobile accident Monday in Minnesota , Taylor lost a good friend .

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A: no
Q: However , John Clare , chief executive of the Dixons Group , expressed his disappointment .

John Clare , Dixons chief executive , objected to the Commission 's findings .

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yes