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  • Countering Crime's Comeback
  • Posted By: Alan Ehrenhalt |   August 21, 2007
  • In a conversation last week with Michael Nutter, who is all but certain to become mayor of Philadelphia in a few months, I was struck by a couple of things: the dramatic return of the crime issue in urban politics right now, and the dilemma an incoming mayor such as Nutter faces in trying to deal with it.
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  • Heads Up 8.17.07
  • Posted By: Josh Goodman |   August 17, 2007
  • Texas Youth Commission spokesman pepper sprayed -- at his request. Morning News Introducing the electric scooter. Union-Tribune Can mesh network solve San Fran's wifi politics? ...
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  • As Arkansas Goes, So Goes the Nation?
  • Posted By: Josh Goodman |   August 16, 2007
  • A year ago, Arkansas, with the signature of then-governor Mike Huckabee (has he been in the news lately?), became the first state to ban smoking in cars when children are present. Now the idea is finally spreading to the boonies.
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  • Heads Up 8.16.07
  • Posted By: Josh Goodman |   August 16, 2007
  • The uncertain future of municipal WiFi. WSJ (free link) St. Paul mayor: The state is to blame for higher property taxes. Pioneer Press Are carbon ...
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  • Water, Water Everywhere...
  • Posted By: Josh Goodman |   August 16, 2007
  • Word leaked last month that New Orleans' tap water hadn't contained fluoride since Hurricane Katrina. For almost two years, no one in city or state ...
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  • Heads Up 8.15.07
  • Posted By: Josh Goodman |   August 15, 2007
  • Brownback: Governors aren't qualified to be president. AP Advocacy group: Don't hide homeless during political conventions. Denver Post California raises taxes on sugary alcoholic beverages. ...
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  • Wrong About Everything
  • Posted By: Alan Greenblatt |   August 15, 2007
  • We sometimes entertain foreign guests on the 13th Floor, local officials from other countries who are touring our country courtesy of the State Department. Yesterday, ...
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