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Tight mayoral race exposes divide among Chicago Democrats
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in the first ever mayoral runoff. After vastly outspending his rivals, he failed to get a majority in the February election, forcing him into a runoff with Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Special correspondent…
Boston mayor to residents: Stop jumping out of windows
Telling people not to jump out of their windows seems like reinforcing common sense, but in snow-ravaged Boston, stir-crazy residents don't seem to be heeding the advice.
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Ferguson’s mayor speaks on state of city after grand jury decision
Ferguson, Missouri Mayor James Knowles spoke Tuesday on the state of the city following Monday’s grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Knowles, alongside community leaders, clergy representatives and…
Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms as mayor and…
Rome's Mayor Ignazio Marino on Saturday went against Italy's law by registering 16 gay marriages that were celebrated in other countries.
Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., says water emergency is devastating his community…
Shields and Brooks discuss how government can address economic inequality…
Urban politics shift with fresh faces elected mayor in America's largest cities…
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