Most politicalexperts doubt the political will exists to approve a secondstimulus, since the public has started to show, through opinionpolls, their skepticism about the first one.(Writing by Steve Holland; Editing by Bill Trott) Bonds. Winners will be announced during ATA’sannual Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 4-7 in Las Vegas, Nev.”This is the third year for this award and I am more impressed with eachsubmission,” said ATA’s Communication and Image Policy Committee Chairman MikeKelley with YRCW.”The trucking industry is fortunate to have such dedicatedand resourceful members and I look forward to this year’s nominations.”For a Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award nomination form, visit http:// award is named in honor of the late Mike Russell, a trucking industrysupporter and media official who helped develop the “Good stuff. Trucks BringIt.” campaign as Vice President of Public Affairs for the American TruckingAssociations. Russell’s efforts to improve the image of the trucking industryinspired this award “Good stuff.

Trucks Bring It” is an industry-wide campaign aimed at improvingthe image of trucking. By emphasizing the relevance of trucking to all aspectsof American society, the image campaign presents the public with a positive,modern image of the professional driver and industry Everything we use comesby truck. “Trucks bring It” is how the industry informs the public of itsimportance. The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade associationfor the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups,industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state truckingassociations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type ofmotor carrier in the United States. Trucking AssociationsEric Reller of the American Trucking Associations, +1-703-838-1896. L’AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) – World leaders signaled the demise of the Group of Eight wealthy nations club on Friday, saying only a forum that included the major developing economies could decide on important global issues.

China  |  Russia  |  Brazil  |  France  |  Japan  |  MexicoThe G8 is made up of rich northern hemisphere countries, but problems such as climate change and the economic crisis have revealed its limitations.”One thing that is absolutely true is that for us to think we can somehow deal with some of these global challenges in the absence of major powers like China, India and Brazil seems to be wrongheaded,” U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters.The G8, comprising the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Britain, Russia and Canada, has invited other countries to its meetings in recent years on an ad hoc basis.During its annual summit in central Italy this week it met the leaders of China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Egypt, spontaneously forming the so-called G14.Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he thought this new grouping would become the dominant international talking shop.”As far as I am concerned the G14 is the format that in the future will have the best possibility to take the most important decisions on the world economy, and not just that,” he said.South African President Jacob Zuma welcomed the shift toward a bigger forum. “It is a recognition that you couldn’t just continue with the G8 when the global matters that are being discussed affect many countries,” he told a news conference.G20 ALSO WANTS THE LIMELIGHTFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy also backed the G14, which represents 80 percent of the global economy. “We will put the G14 in place in 2011 when France chairs the G8,” he said.Also jostling for prominence on the world stage is the much broader G20, which came to the fore last year to tackle the financial crisis. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this would be a crucial body in the future, but Berlusconi disagreed.”When more than 15 people sit around a table you have a problem with discussions and debate …