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The NBA's Small-Market Disadvantage
Two teams from smaller metros are doing remarkably well in this year's playoffs. But big city franchises have typically dominated NBA titles.
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Photos
The Midwest's Rebuild Era, in Pictures
A sociologist and an urban historian document the community activism reshaping some of the cities hardest hit by the great recession.
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Walk Score Launches Bike Score
How bikeable is your city?
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Best Places for New College Grads, 2012
The job market for this year's college graduates is tough, but choosing the right city can make all the difference.
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Charts
Why Do We Tax Car-Sharing Like It's Liquor or Cigarettes?
Taxes on quick car-share trips run as high as 60 percent.
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Rankings
America's Most Powerful Global Cities
Sizing up the global clout of U.S. cities.
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Welcome to the Rebuild Era
Lately, America's leaders have talked a lot about the need to rebuild. Has it begun?
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How Twitter Helped One Man Become Chicago's Most Popular Cab Driver
Rashid Temuri has more than 4,100 followers and more service calls than he can handle.
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The World's Eco-Friendliest Urinal Makes Yellow Green
It's a bathroom, a planter, and a fertilizer all rolled into one.
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Democracy in America
Rita Crundwell: America's New Queen of Municipal Embezzlement
According to feds, the former Dixon, Illinois, comptroller spent much of the $53 million she's accused of stealing on horses with names like "Packin' Jewels" and "Have Faith in Money."
