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Tim McDonnell It pours billions into fighting fires but skimps on cheap, proven methods for stopping megafires before they start.
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Postcard
15 Years Later, Once War-Torn Srebrenica Rebuilds
Side-by-side photos of the city then and now.
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George Lucas's Lesson to NIMBYs: Careful What You Wish For
The filmmaker lost a long-running zoning battle with his California neighbors. Now they may get something they want even less than a movie studio in their back yard: low-income housing.
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Olympics 2012
G4S Gets the Boot in Newcastle
Local vendors will replace the embattled Olympics security company at soccer venue St. James' Park.
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Urban Wonk
Writing the Rules for Smart Cities
There still isn’t a common language or science of cities for the 21st century, but that could change.
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Olympics 2012
London Mayor to Olympics Complainers: 'Put a Sock in It'
Boris Johnson hopes to quiet his naysayers.
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Olympics 2012
Olympics Attendees May Wear All the Non-Sponsor Apparel They Wish
Despite what the LOCOG chief said on the radio, Pepsi and Nike gear will not be banned at the London games.
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Debt of the Day: Berlin Owes the Town of Mittenwalde 'Trillions'
Compound interest can really compound when you leave a loan unpaid for 500 years.
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Olympics 2012
The Olympics Are Making the London Assembly Relevant
The left-leaning city council may have lost legislative power, but it is regaining its influence as the sole chink in Britain’s official policy of Olympic boosterism.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: No Sex In a British Graveyard
Also, Atlanta outlaws smoking in public parks and a Massachusetts town stops feeding the bears (after one licks a human).
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Democracy in America
Tea Party Mayor Janice Daniels Facing a Recall Vote
Voters in Troy, Michigan, still seem annoyed at their leader's refusal to accept federal funding.
