For Release Sunday, August 2, 2009 © 2009 Washington Post Writers Group Is the Obama administration’s urban policy ready for prime time? In Philadelphia July 23, it looked that way. White House Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrion led an impressive entourage of federal officials–two Cabinet officers included–to visit a rarity: a shining new inner-city supermarket. [...]
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