• Not a Hussein in the Bunch
  • Over the past couple of weeks, Sen. Barack Obama's middle name, "Hussein," has generated a minor stir, with analysts wondering whether it's a ...
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  • Hooray for Chains
  • The contrarian essay is a staple of magazine journalism. There's one such essay in the December Atlantic that's of interest to this readership. Virginia Postrel ...
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  • Heads Up: 12.11.06
  • TSA might let non-passengers go to airport gates again. USA Today AZ creates an honor roll for charter schools. AZ Republic CA gets its first ...
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  • Nature's Redevelopment
  • Within minutes of arriving at the National League of Cities conference in Reno last week, I was out the door on a bus tour of ...
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  • Heads Up: 12.8.06
  • Getting white-collar workers to ride the bus. NPR Want naming rights for AR Gov. Huckabee's after-party? Got $15k? AR Times blog KY's U.S. Senators ...
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  • Some Bright Spots in New Orleans
  • There's been nothing but bad news about New Orleans in recent days. Louisiana's largest commercial property insurer has announced that it's pulling out of the ...
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  • Megaphone in Washington
  • When I was calling people after the elections last month, trying to figure out what they meant for states, the point that was generally made ...
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  • Worth Emphasizing
  • Otis White, over on our "Urban Notebook" page, makes a point about units of local government in St. Louis that is worth highlighting: &...
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  • Michael Guido
  • Michael Guido, the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, died Tuesday after battling cancer for months. Although just 52, he had served for 21 years as the city's mayor. ...
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