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Putting Carter to Rest

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Philadelphia, Office of Urban Affairs, Economist, Great Chicago Fire, Urban Policy, Fred Siegel, Jimmy Carter, Cities, Denver, Barack Obama, Manhattan Institute, Politics News

President Obama seems committed to shifting federal urban policymaking from a reactive, "Marshall Plan"-type strategy to a proactive, cooperative approach.

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Heads Still in the Sand on Global Warming

Charles Alexander | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, House, James Manzi, Climate Change, Congress, Harvard Club, Global Warming, Manhattan Institute, Senate, Climate Bill, Green News

The current energy system is choking our quality of life and mortgaging our future; indignant conservatives want to conserve everything but the planet.

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Getting Steamy About the Administration's Unrequited Love

Harry Moroz | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conference of Mayors, White House, Tom Coburn, Mayors, Richard Flanagan, Fred Siegel, Urban Policy, Politico, White House Office of Urban Affairs, Stimulus, Cities, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Manhattan Institute, Barack Obama, Politics News

America's mayors, as Politico puts its, are "steamed" about the White House's decision to pull hundreds of administration officials out of last weeken...

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