<![CDATA[Reverse the Pilgrimage: Congress, Obama Should Ask Cities and States for Help]]>

1.0 link 150544 <![CDATA[Reverse the Pilgrimage: Congress, Obama Should Ask Cities and States for Help]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-batista-schlesinger/reverse-the-pilgrimage-co_b_150544.html Another day another cash-strapped mayor or governor headed to Washington in search of a bailout. Members of Congress and Obama's transition team would do well to reverse the pilgrimage and spend more time in the states and cities where truly innovative policy ideas have been developed or enacted in the past year despite the constraints of ideology and the demands of politics. In the best cases, these policies will improve the quality of life for many ordinary Americans.

They deserve...

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