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• The Daily Report

  Gas Tax Holiday: Boon or Bane?

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: obama, clinton, republican, energy, infrastructure, cnn, evan miller, jobs, the new argument, money, construction, oil, highway, mccain, labor, hillary, taxes, average, nominee, 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 News

  Urban Policy and the Presidency

  Scott Gabriel Knowles | Thu, Apr 24th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: transportation, obama, clinton, foreclosure, transit, president, 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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• The Daily Report

  ‘Green Collar Jobs” and the Democratic Candidates Bickering Over Them

  Mike Muller | Tue, Apr 8th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: mike muller, hillary clinton, obama, barack obama, election 2008, president, democrats, hillary, presidential campaign, presidential candidates, presidential urban agenda, democratic hopefuls, pittsburgh, green collar jobs, green jobs, democratic candidates, green collar, good jobs, green jobs conference | 0

  With the next Democratic primary being held in Pennsylvania on Earth day, we turn our attention today to “green collar jobs.” While there is certainly no one-size-fits-all panacea for the nation’s struggling industrial cities, proponents of the movement see wide ranging benefits from creating a new economy around environmental awareness.

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• Headlines

  Border Patrol Shafts NAC, Ringo Starr Beheaded (sort of), Clinton’s Rust Belt Promises, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 8th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: headlines, clinton, seattle, nac, michelle kuly, katrina, hillary, rust belt, pha, ringo starr, 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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