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Mayors' infrastructure request full of pork, critic says

A report to Congress that requests $73.2 billion to pay for infrastructure projects around the country includes plans for a polar bear exhibit, an anti-prostitution program, a water park ride, zoos, museums and aquatic centers, CNN has found.

Mayors want funds to fix their cities

Mayors across the country are calling on President-elect Barack Obama to invest in their cities when he takes office in order to get the economy back on track.

Report: Road projects could spur 1.8 million jobs

America's roads and bridges need critical repairs that would total $64 billion, and construction could begin within six months if the federal government makes the funds available, according to a new report.

CNNMoney: Protecting your home's value

Foreclosures in your neighborhood affect your home's value even if you've been paying your mortgage on time.

CNNMoney: Foreclosures: Mayors see major hit to economy

The mortgage meltdown will take a heavy toll on home prices in 2008 with declines expected to average 7 percent across the nation and lost property value of $1.2 trillion, according to the United States Conference of Mayors.

Time.com: Foreclosures to Cost Cities Billions

Rising foreclosures will lead to billions of dollars in losses next year in the nation's major cities, but homeowners and banks can contain the effects, a new report says

Unrest rules!

One month before Democrats gather in Boston to nominate him (or at least that's the plan), John Kerry said that unrest among his hometown's police and firefighters unions would prevent him from traveling there today to speak to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Fortune: HUNGER IN AMERICA IS REAL Millions go hungry because the government has cut back too far on food programs.

Hunger in affluent America in the 1980s? ''Not proved,'' we hear from official Washington. Stories of families going hungry are said to be exaggerated, and telecasts from soup kitchens are dismisse...

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