{"id":17783,"date":"2012-06-04T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T19:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=17783"},"modified":"2012-06-04T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T19:30:41","slug":"positive-steps-for-dc-united-staying-in-the-distrct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/06\/positive-steps-for-dc-united-staying-in-the-distrct\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive steps for DC United staying in the District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/capitalbusiness\/2012\/06\/01\/gJQA7LP7BV_story.html\">Study: $157M for soccer stadium<\/a><br \/>\nThe long road to a soccer specific stadium for D.C. United is looking a little better. I hope something can be worked out and they stay here; I&#8217;ll believe when I&#8217;m sitting in it. I need to figure out when I&#8217;m going to see them this season. I have not seen them in years and my last trip to RFK was almost five years ago. 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