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Tom Wolfe spoke about his novel, Back to Blood, in which he presented several observations on the city of Miami. Mr. Wolfe also answered questions from the audience. He spoke at the 2012 Mia…

Mayors from around the country who had must met with President Obama and Vice President Biden spoke to the press. The mayors were attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting.

Donald Plusquellic and Manny Diaz talked about the meeting of mayors from cities around the country met with White House senior staff to discuss the need for what is now an estimated $900 bi…

A delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, led by Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, spoke to the press after a meeting with White House senior staff to discuss the urgent need for an economic re…

The luncheon session of the 77th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors focused on priorities for U.S. cities. David Axelrod, an incoming senior adviser to the next president, spoke…

United States mayors held their 77th winter meetings. The opening session focused on the Obama Administrations' priorities for America’s cities. Incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Eman…

In conjunction with the publication of U.S. News & World Report's annual “America’s Best Leaders” issue, many of the 24 honorees participated in a roundtable discussion on leadership challen…

The third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on military, security, and foreign policy issues. Senator Barack Obama was nominated by a…

During the Democratic National Convention, mayors and other urban officials called on the 2008 presidential campaigns to focus on crime in America and the challenges of urban/metropolitan ar…

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz talked about urban issues. Mayor Diaz, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, urged the next presidential administration to invest in solutions to the gro…

At a national summit the bi-partisan coalition of mayors adopted their federal legislative agenda, heard from gun policy experts, and discussed common-sense policies to keep guns out of the …

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other Democrats spoke at her Florida primary victory party held in the Signature Ballroom in Davie, Florida.

Cuba and Cuban-U.S. relations were the topics of these interviews. Mr. Corbett is the author of This is Cuba: An Outlaw Culture Survives, published by Perseus Book Group.

Participants talked about the emergence of the Latino community as a swing vote, voter mobilization and turnout, and the influence of the Latino community on the political culture of several…

The panelists discussed their candidates' policies, how convention delegates are chosen and answered questions from the students.