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Published 12/8/2008 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. mayors on Monday urged President-elect Barack Obama to channel infrastructure spending directly to cities rather than state governments, saying that would speed assistance to an ailing economy.
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