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    Urban Issues

    At the opening plenary session Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer delivered his president’s address, “'08 Mayors 10-Point Plan: Strong Cities, Strong Families, for a Strong America.” The points in…

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    Hunger and Homelessness Survey

    The panelists talked about a report that was released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors on the problems of hunger and homelessness. They said that economic issues such as poverty, high housin…

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    Hunger and Homelessness Survey

    Officials spoke about statistics on hunger and homelessness in the United States. They also responded to questions from members of the audience.

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    Avian Flu Preparedness

    During the Thursday Plenary Session, city mayors, federal officers, and local officials talked about city responses to a potential avian influenza pandemic, evacuation planning in cities, an…

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    Hunger and Homelessness Survey

    Mayors Purcell and Pate, co-chairs of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness in the U.S., discussed the task force’s report, including the fact that it measures…

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    Hunger and Homelessness

    The officials talked about hunger and homelessness in America’s cities, including statistics and potential remedies for these problems. Following their prepared remarks, they responded to qu…

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    Major International Event Security

    The U.S. Conference of Mayors hosted a forum on security at the Olympic Games. Remarks were given by the Mayors of Salt Lake City, UT and Athens Greece, both of which would host the Olympic …

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    Women's Issuses

    At a meeting between women mayors and women senators participants talked about the role of women in politics.

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    Hunger and Homelessness in American Cities

    Clinton administration officials and U.S. mayors announced the results of a survey on hunger and homelessness in urban America. The survey examined the demand for emergency food and shelter …

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    Responding to Homelessness

    U.S. Conference of Mayors released its 14th annual survey of hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities. Secretary Cuomo and mayors talked about the survey. After prepared remarks they took ques…

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    Winter Meeting Opening Plenary

    The U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter meeting began with a video about the desegregation of Little Rock High School in 1954, African Development Foundation Chairman, Ernest Green, one of the …

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    Hunger and Homelessness Survey

    Mayor Joseph Riley, chair of the mayor’s' task force on hunger and homelessness, and Secretary Cuomo briefed reporters on the annual report on hunger and homelessness in 29 U.S. cities. He s…

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    Youth Curfews in Cities

    The U.S. Conference of Mayors released a report on the impact of youth curfews on urban crime. The report indicates that most large cities use curfews and that most officials feel they are u…

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    Welfare Reform Impact in Cities

    Mayor Rendell, the current chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Welfare-to-Work Task Force, briefed reporters on a survey of welfare reform in 34 cities. He stressed the need for more fede…

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