Detroit City Council passes modified measure to create black ...
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The City Council passed a modified version of a controversial plan to use public funds to create a black business district in the city.
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Iraqi lawmakers adopted a modified version of the national flag Tuesday, removing three stars that symbolized Baathist ideals and Saddam Husseinâs handwritten calligraphy.
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The district council Tuesday night narrowly approved a motion to finance construction of a new baseball stadium in the city. However, the motion only passed after an amendment was added that forces the private
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Â· Black officer to reignite racism rowÂ· Killings prompt call for clampdown
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By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 13--The Westminster City Council voted unanimously last night to ban tattoo parlors from the downtown business district -- a move to further its vision of a revitalized Main Street.
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D.C. Mayor-elect Adrian M. Fenty went to Capitol Hill yesterday and Utah prepared to redraw its congressional districts as members of both parties said a plan to add House seats for the District and Utah had good prospects for approval next year.
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By Chelsea Phua, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--A new sign-posting ordinance will give Sacramento County  residents early notice of development projects proposed in their  neighborhoods, county officials said.
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_ The sight of Detroit fans scuffling with NBA stars at the end of a game and showering players with beer, ice and popcorn gives the city another black eye as it struggles to overcome a well-worn reputation for violence and unrest.
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Detroit has a Greektown section that tempts visitors with moussaka and baklava, and a Mexicantown neighborhood with Latin American groceries and restaurants. Now, politicians are pushing for a business district identified with the city's biggest minority group &#151; blacks.
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Â· Christine Lagarde will oversee Â11bn in tax cuts  Â· Black feminist appointed to deal with troubled cities
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By DREW DIXON  NEPTUNE BEACH - A proposed ordinance that would give the city increased oversight for new docks being built on Hopkins Creek received preliminary approval from the City Council Monday night.
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The District of Columbia Council approved an amended financing plan for a ballpark for the Expos, adding provisions that major league baseball is likely to reject and could jeopardize the proposed move of the franchise.
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By Chelsea Phua, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--A new sign-posting ordinance will give Sacramento County residents early notice of development projects proposed in their neighborhoods, county officials said.
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The City Council gave tentative approval Friday to an overhaul of an anti-illegal-immigration law considered to be one of the nation's toughest, hoping to put the measure on sounder legal footing.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 10--BILOXI -- The City Council next week will consider matters that could determine what the new Biloxi looks like.   It is holding a workshop on the laws for condominium heights and development density.   Mayor A.J.
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By JOHN CASTELLUCCI  Journal Staff Writer  The controversial proposals have already been sent back to the Ordinance Committee    for revision.
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DUBLIN -- Ireland elected its first black mayor yesterday, the latest sign of how immigration is rapidly changing this once all-white nation.