Candidate promises to clean up Philly
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Michael Nutter, the man who is nearly certain to be Philadelphia's next mayor, promises to reduce gun violence, launch an all-out crackdown on no-bid contracts and offer $10,000 tax breaks to companies that hire convicts.
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A Chinese Communist Party official on Wednesday promised a "clean" 2008 Olympics, one day after the party expelled the Beijing vice mayor in charge of Olympic construction projects, accusing him of bribery and other charges, state media said.
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John Kerry will lay out his ideas on Monday for cleaning up President Bush&#39;s &quot;miscalculations&quot; in Iraq, the Democratic nominee&#39;s campaign said.
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US Senator Joseph Biden launched his 2008 White House bid and sparked a media storm, after describing Barack Obama, who hopes to become America's first black president, as &quot;clean.&quot;
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RAMALLAH, 26 December 2004 - Mahmoud Abbas kicked off his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat yesterday, pledging to uphold the late Palestinian leaderâs legacy and deliver on his promise of Palestinian statehood.
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Despite a City Hall corruption scandal, Mayor Richard M. Daley sought a sixth term Tuesday in a re-election campaign that could put him on course to eclipse his legendary father and become the city's longest-serving mayor.
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By Will Elliott  The sweep is on.  Volunteers will be scouring shorelines in a clean-up effort to beautify and make more functional waterways around Western New York.
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In a speech in Philadelphia Friday, Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry outlined a plan to fix the worldwide crises he said President Bush had created.
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, facing mounting calls for her resignation, vowed on Thursday to complete her term in office and not get derailed by a brewing kickbacks scandal.
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CARNEGIE, Pa. - John Ferri rushed feverishly around his mud-soaked monument business over the weekend, cleaning off the granite gravestones with window cleaner and carrying out boxes of trash...
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The interim Palestinian leader pledged to uphold Arafat&#39;s legacy and create and negotiate for peace. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK -- Mahmoud Abbas kicked off his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat, pledging yesterday
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When he was re-elected, Mayor Ray Nagin promised to act quickly on housing, crime, debris removal and other issues in the first 100 days of his new term. As that mark arrives Friday, his results appear mixed.
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Democratic presidential hopeful says 'America's going to have to change'.
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JERICHO, West Bank A Palestinian leader who is campaigning to take the place of the late Yasser Arafat is pledging to follow in the footsteps of the longtime leader.
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Former President Clinton will campaign for Sen. John Kerry early next week in Philadelphia, a senior Democratic official who is familiar with the former president's plans said Tuesday.
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By Patrick Lester, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 15--The federal government has announced plans for an estimated $19 million cleanup of a Berks County toxic waste site nearly 25 years after a potentially cancer-causing chemical was found in drinking water there.
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Freshman Pennsylvania Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick is a Republican. But what he is trying hardest to impress upon his constituents this year, as he bids for a second term in suburban PhiladelphiaÃ¢ÂÂs politically competitive 8th District, is just how often he doesnÃ¢ÂÂt line up with his party.