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The rich really do get richer. WSJ (paid subsc)
Why do MN docs see fewer pharma sales reps? NYT
Detroit already has one privately-owned bridge to Canada. Should it have another? NYT
SoS bides time on NH primary call. WaPo.
How the new HOT/HOV lane infrared detectors work. (It involves hemoglobin!) MIT Tech Review
Lenders would rather foreclose than renegotiate mortgages. Chronicle
Longtime lobbyist for California cities dies. Chronicle
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Christopher Swope was GOVERNING's executive editor.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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