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The 2.8-square-mile area west of downtown has picked the mayor in every vote since 2001. This year, interviews suggest that it also shares the apathy and ambivalence of voters elsewhere in the city.
Opinion: The new science of spending points to a surprising conclusion: How we use our money may matter as much or more than how much of it we've got.
An aide insists the president learned from news reports that an IRS office had singled out conservative groups for scrutiny; Republicans vow to investigate any White House role.
Urban gentrification and the decline of manufacturing are among the causes, according to the Brookings Institution. The surge of poverty in suburbs has left many social service agencies unprepared.
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