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ReportHow Did Cities Vote In The Primaries?
Jeffrey Hill | Thu, May 29, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, obama, clinton, economy, 2008, primaries, mccain, vote, urban statistics, urban vote, city vote, primary results | 2
As the grueling 2008 presidential primaries near the homestretch, countless studies claw at statistics to determine who will be helping George W. Bush pack up the U-Haul this January. As urban issues have largely been ignored, so have the urban vote statistics. We’ve compiled a list of how America’s major cities voted in the primaries, plus some interesting trends.
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GuestsGas Tax Holiday: Boon or Bane?
Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Tags: obama, clinton, cnn, republican, energy, infrastructure, evan miller, the new argument, oil, money, highway, construction, jobs, hillary, labor, mccain, nominee, average, taxes, christmas | 3
As families prepare for summer road-trips, lawmakers are wondering if a proposed gas tax holiday will make it easier for travelers to make it out of the city without exhausting their funds for summer fun. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports.
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NAC NewsUrban Policy and the Presidency
Scott Gabriel Knowles | Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Tags: transportation, obama, clinton, foreclosure, president, transit, pennsylvania, scott gabriel knowles, nac, hillary, next american city, nominee, homeownership | 0
Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have bolted Pennsylvania for now, but one of them will be back in the fall. When they do return, they will be pressed to address urban issues that Philadelphians face, in detail. A first attempt to get the candidates’ views on urban policy took place on April 17 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The event, “Urban Policy and the Presidency,” was co-sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research and Next American City Magazine.
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CommentaryPhilly Wins One Out of Two Important Contests Tuesday Night
Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, obama, clinton, hockey, philadelphia flyers, washington capitals | 2
As post-primary editorials, analysis and opinion blogs stream non-stop into the exhausted ears of invested voters, NAC’s Jeffrey Hill has good news for Philadelphians- Obama may have lost, but last night in the Wachovia Center, The Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington.
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HeadlinesUnion-ited? Sleepless in San Diego, Gas Prices, Canada: South of the Border, but no cigar?
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 | Tags: detroit, obama, clinton, growth, headlines, energy, president, oil, internet, 2008, atlantic, labor, ohio, advertising, casino, david henderson | 0
Long-awaited voice in primary for PA unions, Detroit mayorial saga, San Diego not staying classy, laptops for all, Canada: now south of the border, $4 gas, What happens in AC, stays in AC, and Botswana looking to U.S. for engineers
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HeadlinesBorder Patrol Shafts NAC, Ringo Starr Beheaded (sort of), Clinton’s Rust Belt Promises, MORE
Tue, Apr 8, 2008 | Tags: clinton, headlines, seattle, katrina, nac, michelle kuly, hillary, rust belt, ringo starr, pha, aaron neville, u.s. border patrol | 0
Michelle Kuly, our publisher and fearless leader (referred to as “The Winnipeg Woman” by CBC), is denied re-entry into the U.S., Ringo Starr meets Billy’s shears, Hillary Clinton’s proposed Rust Belt revival, New Orleans hosts Jazz fest, Seattle saves art spaces ... this and more in today’s headlines.
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HeadlinesMartin Luther King Remembered, Public-Housing Not Remembered, New Orleans Economic Immunity, More
Fri, Apr 4, 2008 | Tags: news, environment, obama, barack obama, hillary clinton, clinton, headlines, green, foreclosure, infrastructure, homeless, mortgage, boston, architects, architecture, foreclosures, katrina, beijing, japan, oakland, bronx, janet speyrer, dr. janet speyrer, new york mets, kyoto, new york yankees, boston red sox, martin luther king jr. | 0
America evaluates change since Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, democratic presidential candidates still ignoring key city issues, economist Janet Speyrer offers insight on how recession may or may not impact New Orleans, Kyoto passes new accord and more in today’s headlines.
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NAC NewsNAC welcomes new guest columnist Evan Miller from The New Argument
Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27, 2008 | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, news, clinton, guest, evan miller, the new argument, politicians, washington d.c., magazine, guest columnist | 0
Next American City is proud to announce that Evan Miller, editor of The New Argument (the Washington D.C.-based political news blog that broke the Hillary Clinton commercial baby plant story), will be contributing a weekly column to Next American City’s Daily Report every Wednesday, starting next week.
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HeadlinesWhat Elections have become, Outsourcing to America, the $1 Bus, Cheap Housing, Safety, and more
Wed, Mar 26, 2008 | Tags: obama, david anderson, clinton, seattle, homeless, construction, bus, alphonso jackson, toilet, dollar, canada, missouri, dallas, whopper, new york, vancouver, tent city, airline, crane | 0
A “Whopper”, the infamous Alphonso Jackson, Canadians outsourcing to Kansas City?, $1 fares from Toronto to New York, demolition in the Tent City, the burden of housing illegal immigrants, increased safety regulations for city construction, and proper disposal of “public waste.”
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HeadlinesPhilly Presidential Debate, Chinese Super-Cities, Carl Rowe Interview, Alphono Jackon Blues, MORE
Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, building, obama, clinton, energy, green, interview, sustainability, democrats, architects, atlanta, china, art, economics, michael nutter, carl rowe, chinese, alphonso jackson, music, austin | 0
Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE
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CommentaryThe Burden of Black Women
Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Mar 24, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, transportation, obama, clinton, education, foreclosure, president, mortgage, politicians, color, democrat, black women, gender | 0
Racism, sexism, foreclosure rates, economic woes - today in America, black women continue to endure the hardest trials with minimal support. As the presidential election approaches, the role of the black woman in society is starting to be recognized as both democratic candidates represent the mark of the “ism.” Let’s hope they’re not abandoned on November 5.
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Report‘The fierce urgency of now’ at yesterday’s Jersey City Obama rally
Matt Stroud | Wed, Jan 9, 2008 | Tags: obama, barack obama, clinton, jersey city, new jersey, fierce urgency of now | 0
Live from Jersey City… yesterday!
Here’s a joke overheard last night.
“With these genealogical surveys, you’re hoping you’ll be related to somebody cool, like, say George Washington or Willie Mays. But Dick Cheney—that was a real let down.”
Looking lean and tired, Barack Obama was playing the crowd for laughs. And some 2000 or so supporters in the St. Peter’s College gym in Jersey City, NJ, laughed. Middle-age women climbed barricades and leaned to look between the legs of…
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CommentaryElection 2008 Edition—Beyond Obama, Clinton’s Urban Platform, City Limits on Housing, More
Mike Muller | Fri, Jan 4, 2008 | Tags: commentary, mike muller, obama, clinton, election 2008, atlantic, urban platform, city limits on housing, iowa caucus | 1
In the first contest in the 2008 elections, Barack Obama took the Democratic nod from Iowa’s voters and Mike Huckabee won the approval of Republican voters. Joe Biden and Christopher Dodd have both dropped out, and Ron Paul beat Rudolph Giuliani.
A Mayor Stands Up for Clinton’s Urban Platform
Doug Palmer, the mayor of Trenton, NJ and president of the US Conference of Mayors, has penned a piece in the Huffington Post declaring his support of Hillary Clinton and her…
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