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Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, Democratic Representative Joe Sestak, former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, and others made closing remarks at the No Labels conference on polit…

A delegation of mayors talked to reporters after their meeting with President Obama and others in the White House. They were in Washington for the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Ma…

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.

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…

On October 29, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on Economic Recovery, Job Creation and Investment in America. The committee heard testimony from Governors David Paterson (D-…

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Former President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address at a plenary session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He reported on The Clinton Foundation Partnership with The United States Co…

A panel of mortgage and housing experts discussed the subprime mortgage market crisis. They also answered questions from the mayors who were present. “Responding to the Mortgage Crisis: Hom…

Attorney General Mukasey spoke about the federal-local partnership for reducing violent crime to a meeting of mayors and business leaders. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman presided over the May…

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…

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…

Community activists told personal stories and spoke about their concerns. Then they posed questions to Democratic presidential candidates. Each candidate appeared separately. Senator Clinton…

James Diffley, an author of the recent U.S. Conference of Mayors Report on Mortgage Foreclosures, talked about the projected economic impact of foreclosures on the nation’s cities. Participa…

Witnesses testify about the rising crime rate in the U.S. and the federal role in community-based prevention and response. They also talked about levels of federal funding for crime preventi…

During the plenary session a series of speakers talked about global climate change, moderated by Mayor Nickels, co-chairman of the Council on Climate Protection. Topics included the Mayors' …

Senator Clinton delivered the keynote address at a meeting of mayors and business leaders. In her remarks she talked about building partnerships between federal and city governments, urban r…

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

Democratic Mayor Palmer of Trenton, New Jersey talked about results of a 2006 Hunger and Homelessness Survey due to be released later in the day. He also responded to telephone calls and ele…

Mayors spoke to reporters about the state of disaster preparedness in America’s cities. They also talked about the results of a survey on homeland security and the capabilities of federal st…