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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-…

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' …

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…

Former Governor Howard Dean, Senator Dick Durbin, and a group of Democratic mayors spoke to reporters about Bush administration and Republican policies and priorities. They focused on federa…

A panel of officials spoke at a conference for U.S. mayors about youth violence, gun crimes, and weapon trafficking in urban areas. They talked about gun regulation and gun control programs,…

Party leaders spoke at their annual meeting about the past and present of Democratic party goals, the future of the party, appealing to a greater part of the electorate, and elections for pa…

On the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, MA, party officials, elected representatives, and delegates approved the party platform and talked about the Democratic par…

Democratic National Committee officials spoke to reporters about the 2004 Republican National Convention. DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe commented on Vice President Cheney’s speech from the pr…

In the weekly Democratic radio address, Trenton, NJ Mayor Douglas Palmer talked about President Bush’s request for supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan.

The speakers talked about the issues faced by cities, including homeland security and health care.

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…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors sponsored a Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate in Governor’s Gracie Mansion, New York, New York. Governor Jerry Brown, Jr. (D) California and Governor Bi…