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'Flash mob' crimes: How good are police at tracking down culprits?
While the ability to track 'flash mob' lawbreakers on Twitter and other social media platforms offers a powerful, futuristic vision for policing, real-life police response has so far been more Sherlock Holmes and less Blade Runner.
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Philadelphia 'flash mobs': black mayor takes aim at black community
The crackdown on 'flash mobs' by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has put him in the center of a debate about how black leaders should respond to violence within their own community.
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Flash mob attacks: Rising concern over black teen involvement
From Milwaukee to Philadelphia to Chicago, officials are enforcing curfews and requiring chaperones for teens, after several flash mob attacks allegedly involving black youths.
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Difference Maker
She uses paint, brushes, and volunteers to clean up graffiti and build communities
In Philadelphia, Jane Golden oversees the Mural Arts Program, which gets citizens involved in painting over graffiti while celebrating their history and culture.
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Cities' plea: We need $75 billion or we'll lay off 500,000
City and county officials said Tuesday that they will face massive layoffs unless Congress passes the $75 billion Local Jobs for America Act. But the bill's prospects look dim.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/19
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Bright Green
Biden task force pushes 'green jobs'
The first meeting of the White House's Middle Class Task Force on Friday focused on how the creation of so-called green jobs can help fuel the economic recovery and bolster the middle class.
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'Change' campaigns: Can they deliver?
A president needs inspiring rhetoric, savvy, and a like-minded public.
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