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• Satellite city offices are not uncommon for large cities, but San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s newest outpost is in another country. By opening San Diego’s Tijuana office this year, the mayor hopes to promote cross-border relations and foster economic partnerships.

• Obama, Perry Both Take Credit for Impressive Texas Jobs Growth
• Texas has been a monster job creator over the past ten years with steady employment growth despite massive increases in the state's labor pool and a spike in unemployment in 2009.

• Downtown Detroit Projects Derailed Over Financing
• The reluctance of banks and major pension funds to underwrite loans for downtown projects has been a consistent problem for the struggling city.

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• The project would improve freight rail connections to the nation's largest port complex, but it could spur court challenges alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws.

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