Mayors Get In Line For U.S. Funds

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First Posted: 12- 7-08 10:37 PM   |   Updated: 01- 7-09 05:12 AM

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WASHINGTON -- Big-city mayors will arrive on Capitol Hill Monday to lobby for more federal spending to be funneled to urban areas that they say drive the country's economic engine.

The push comes after a strong Democratic turnout in metropolitan areas helped President-elect Barack Obama -- who is set to become America's first urban president in almost half a century -- win by such a decisive margin in November.

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WASHINGTON -- Big-city mayors will arrive on Capitol Hill Monday to lobby for more federal spending to be funneled to urban areas that they say drive the country's economic engine. The push comes aft...
WASHINGTON -- Big-city mayors will arrive on Capitol Hill Monday to lobby for more federal spending to be funneled to urban areas that they say drive the country's economic engine. The push comes aft...
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