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  Caution flag? Richmond NASCAR event doesn't sell out
  The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that there were still tickets available for Saturday’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 after the green flag dropped, breaking the streak of 33 consecutive NASCAR Sprint/Nextel/Winston Cup sell-outs at Richmond International Raceway, a streak that goes back to 1991. RIR officials blame the slow sales on Tropical Storm Hanna, but ticket sales have been sluggish just about everywhere throughout this NASCAR season. # (1)

  Barefoot chats up 'bi-partisan' Biden
  Local radio talk show host Coy Barefoot interviewed his old family friend and vice-presidential nominee Joseph Biden yesterday. The interview portrays Biden as a bi-partisan with fond memories of the late Strom Thurmond. (0)

  Local "Top Model" survives...
  There’s good news for Lauren Brie aka Brie Harding, Charlottesville’s own America’s Next Top Model contender: she survived the competition on last night’s two-hour premiere, and moves on to new challenges in episode two. If you missed the premiere last night, you can catch an encore on Sunday night at 8pm on the CW. (2)

  More worries about Bisphenol A
  Remember locally-based researcher Pete Myers? A new study adds heft to his concerns about a ubiquitous food-packaging material called Bisphenol A. (0)

  Local Top Model appears tonight!
  Lauren Brie, aka Brie Harding, the 20-year-old Monticello High grad– now a Radford student– and daughter of Albemarle County Sheriff Chip Harding, makes her debut tonight as one of the genetically blessed contestants on cycle 11 of America’s Top Model. The show airs at 8pm on The CW. (0)

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