Welcome to Citiwire.net! Each week it delivers my column for the Washington Post Writers Group and a parallel commentary by one of my Citistates Group colleagues. This week Alex Marshall, noted urban affairs author and senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association, probes where Obama and McCain stand on the critical issue of federal support for roads and rails nationwide. It turns out Obama’s being specific while McCain leaves us guessing. My column focuses on states and poverty and my long-held conviction that it’s not just charity, but smart economics for states to work hard at improving the condition of their poorest families.
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