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Senators Are Unusually Warm To Anthony Foxx

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary – Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx – received a friendly rece...

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Republicans In Dixie Use Power For Control Change

AP | BILL BARROW | Posted 05.11.2013 | Politics
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ATLANTA -- Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwi...

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Stuck

Joanne Goldblum | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
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Most low-income workers are women, who may be especially concerned about safety, particularly if systems aren't well-maintained, well-lit and adequately policed.

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Obama Announces New Cabinet Pick

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation, an agency at...

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Obama Making New Cabinet Pick

Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
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By JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nominating Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democ...

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Sam Stein

The Next Transportation Secretary Is ...

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will name Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as his next Secretary of the Department of Transportation, sources ...

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Dem Mayor Makes Decision About Future

AP | MITCH WEISS | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mayor Anthony Foxx, considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, said Friday he would not run for re-election, but he did...

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Dem's Star Rising As Convention Kicks Off

AP | GARY D. ROBERTSON | Posted 09.04.2012 | Politics
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Anthony Foxx had been mayor for barely a year when he got the news: Charlotte was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention...

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Where Up-And-Coming Black Politicos Went To School

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 10.05.2012 | Black Voices
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In keeping with BlackVoices' back-to-school theme this month, we decided to take a look at the college backgrounds of some rising political stars. ...

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Jason Cherkis

Democratic Convention's Host City Boasts Anti-Union Rules, Packed Shelters, Food Deserts

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 09.04.2012 | Politics
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If Whole Foods were to sell a city, the proposal might look like how local booster Dan Murrey pitches Charlotte. In Murrey's tellin...

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DNC Convention An Issue In Charlotte Mayoral Race

Creative Loafing | Posted 10.11.2011 | Politics
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And, in this Charlotte mayoral campaign, DNC 2012 is an issue. On his website, Stone says a GOP mayor will better safeguard the interests of Charlo...

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