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Obama Targets Swing States Like Colorado to Tilt Election

Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2008

Candidates Running Closest In the West

Washington Post, August 25, 2008

Democrats focus on Rocky Mountain West

Los Angeles Times, August 24, 2008

Nevada Neighbors Turn Ideas Into Economies

Las Vegas Sun, August 24, 2008

Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration

Washington Post, August 05, 2008

Bridge as Symbol: It First Served as an Alarm, Then as a Reminder

Minneapolis Post , August 01, 2008

New Report Calls for Federal Investment in Booming Intermountain West

KCPW News – Utah NPR affiliate, July 31, 2008

The 'Megapolitan' West: Huntsman, Ritter Demand Feds’ Attention

The New West, July 23, 2008

Want to Know Your Personal Carbon Footprint?

The Canadian Press , July 23, 2008

Mayor, Mesa Put Arizona In National Spotlight

The Arizona Republic, July 23, 2008

Report Booming West Needs Federal Partnerships

The Aspen Times, July 22, 2008

Report Booming West Needs Federal Partnerships

Arizona Daily Sun, July 22, 2008

Report Booming West Needs Federal Partnerships

The Vail Daily News, July 22, 2008

Report Booming West Needs Federal Partnerships

The Washington Examiner, July 22, 2008

Think Tank Round-Up: Federal-State-Mega Parternship Edition

Blog From The American Prospect, July 22, 2008

'New American Heartland' Has Shifted To The West

Usa Today, July 21, 2008

West's Growth Far From Done

Denver Post, July 21, 2008

Rethinking Roads

Salt Lake Crawler, July 21, 2008

Study: Utah Sprawl Could Choke Productivity

Calibre Macroworld , July 20, 2008

'Megapolitans' May Be Facing Mega Troubles

Deseret News, July 20, 2008

Study: Utah Sprawl Could Choke Productivity

Salt Lake Tribune, July 20, 2008

Report: Front Range Is Emerging As A Hub Of New Heartland

Rocky Mountain News, July 20, 2008

Report Analyzes Booming Megapolitan West

The New West, July 20, 2008

Study: Western States Gaining Political Power

The Associated Press, July 20, 2008

Panel To Debate Growth Strategies For Valley

The Arizona Republic, July 20, 2008

New Heartland: Brookings Report Predicts Nevada, Nearby States Will Be American Powerhouse

Las Vegas Sun, July 20, 2008

We Have Big Challenges To Tackle: Las Vegas

Las Vegas Sun, July 20, 2008

What It Recommends: Involvement By The Federal Government Is A Big Part Of The Suggestions In The Brookings Institution’s Report

Las Vegas Sun, July 20, 2008

Growing Western Cities At Crossroads, Report Says

Seattle Times, July 20, 2008

Growing Western Cities At Crossroads, Report Says

The Boston Globe , July 20, 2008

Growing Western Cities At Crossroads, Report Says

San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2008

Growing Western Cities At Crossroads, Report Says

Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2008

Mesa Mayor To View Study On Emerging West

East Valley Tribune, July 19, 2008

Jerry Brown's War on California Suburbs

Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2008

New Breed Of City

Albuquerque Journal , July 19, 2008

The World Moves Beyond Our Obsolete, Racialized Rhetoric

Artvoice (Buffalo Newsweekly), July 17, 2008

Schools Good Place To Start Saving Energy

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, July 14, 2008

Europe Promises Cheers for Obama

Financial Times (UK), July 11, 2008

The Return Of Good Ideas: Urban Density, Regional Planning Are Fashionable Again

Artvoice, July 10, 2008

Chattanooga: Green Report Calls For More Shuttle Service, More Recycling

Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 10, 2008

Commentary: Metronation: An Idea From Brookings Whose Time Has Come?

The Maryland Daily Record, July 03, 2008

Mayor Hannemann's Hit Piece Disrespects Voice Of Thousands Of Hawaii’s Citizens

The Hawaii Reporter, July 03, 2008

Cultivating Clusters: What Does It Take To Grow Maine’s Economic Clusters?

Mainebiz, June 30, 2008

Fuel Costs Threaten Appeal of Suburbs

The Boston Globe, June 29, 2008

States & Localities: The Metropolitan Era

Cq Weekly , July 29, 2008

Area Faces Wide Gap In Incomes Of Rich, Poor

The Herald-Sun, June 29, 2008

The Cracks are Showing

The Economist, June 26, 2008

Lexington's Footprint: Environmental Priorities Reinforce Need For Smart Growth Policies

Business Lexington, June 26, 2008

One-Time Smog Capital Now Ranks Among Nation’s Greenest Cities

Boston Heral, June 25, 2008

San Diego's Competitiveness: How Our Economy Stacks Up Against The Competition

The Daily Transcript, June 25, 2008

Where The Whole Agenda Is Innovation

New York Times, June 24, 2008

A Lighter Shade Of Green

Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2008

Report: Candidates must Focus on Healthy U.S. Cities

Business Courier of Cincinnati , June 20, 2008

Jobs - The right policy could make a difference

BusinessWeek, June 19, 2008

Suozzi Says Nassau Missing Out on $3B in Federal Aid

Newsday, June 13, 2008

Chicago Rates High in Metro Areas

Chicago Sun Times, June 12, 2008

Chicago is losing its middle class: report

Crain’s Chicago Business, June 12, 2008

Prosperity Varies From U.S. City to City

Reuters, June 12, 2008

Curb Cars and Sprawl Under Next US Leader

The Guardian, June 12, 2008

U.S. cities for the 21st century

Christian Science Monitor, June 12, 2008

Which U.S. Cities Contribute Most to Global Warming?

Scientific American, May 30, 2008

The Greenest Cities in America

TIME.com, May 29, 2008

Carbon footprint growing in United States

United Press International , May 29, 2008

The Greenest Cities: How City Dwellers Manage a Lower Carbon Footprint than their Country Cousins

Newsweek, May 29, 2008

A Study Says the Metropolitan Area Ranks Second-Greenest in the U.S., Allowing for Certain Caveats

Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2008

City residents produce less carbon

USA Today, May 29, 2008

A Much-Criticised City Turns Out to be One of America's Greenest

The Economist , May 29, 2008

How Does Your City’s Carbon Footprint Stack Up?

Christian Science Monitor, May 29, 2008

City Dwellers Produce Less Carbon

CNN.com, May 29, 2008

Report Ranks Metro Areas on Pollution

ABCNews.com , May 29, 2008

Carbon Footprints in Ohio Cities Ranked Among Highest

Cox Newspapers, May 29, 2008

Urban Areas on West Coast Produce Least Emissions Per Capita, Researchers Find

New York Times, May 29, 2008

Report Says Federal Planning Key to Prosperous Philadelphia

Philadelphia Business Journal, April 01, 2008

Conference Explores Challenges Facing Metro Areas

NewsDay.com, March 28, 2008

Chicago Must Improve Opportunities for African-Americans

Chicago Tribune, February 14, 2008

Urban League unveils study, plan for economic prosperity

Medill Reports Chicago, February 13, 2008

Birmingham Area Contributes $49B to State

Birmingham Business Journal, November 09, 2007

Experts say it's Time Government Investments see Ohio as a State of Cities

Cincinnati Business Journal, November 09, 2007

Brookings Pushes for New Federal Policies for Metro Areas

BizJournals, November 09, 2007

Grand Blanc Twp. Seeks to Develop "Knowledge Economy"

The Flint Journal, November 08, 2007

Report: Metro Regions are Key to Nation’s Prosperity

Providence Business News, November 08, 2007

Brookings Report: Set Regional Funding plans to Combat Sprawl (link no longer available)

Salt Lake Tribune, November 08, 2007

What Makes Austin's Economy Grow? (link no longer available)

Austin American-Statesman, November 07, 2007

Policy makers Urged to Zero in on Cities

Deseret Morning News, November 07, 2007

Timothy Roberts: Report: Valley Produced $123B in Goods, Services in 2005

San Jose Business Journal, November 07, 2007

Number of Jobs in City Falls from 2000 to ’05

The Colorado Springs Gazette, November 07, 2007

Wharton on Panel for Urban Solutions

Commercial Appeal (Memphis), November 07, 2007

Report Applauds Program in Triad

Greensboro News Record, November 06, 2007

Brookings Institution Links Nation's Prosperity to Urban Areas

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 06, 2007

Wharton to Speak on City Growth

Commercial Appeal, November 06, 2007

Metro area's GDP far Exceeds U.S. Average

Denver Post, November 06, 2007

Nashville Region is 2nd in U.S. in Miles Traveled Per Person

The Tennessean, November 06, 2007

Driving the Economy

Allentown Morning Call, November 06, 2007

Greater Cleveland Still Ranks as a World-Class Economic Engine

The Plain Dealer, November 06, 2007

Atlanta Region Ranks 10th in Employment Growth (link no longer available)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 06, 2007

Atlanta GDP Worth $242B

Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 06, 2007

Study Finds Fed Ignores Metro Areas

Knoxville News-Sentinel, November 06, 2007

Study Emphasizes Importance of Cities

Chattanooga Times-Free Press, November 06, 2007

Brookings Official Touts Metro Plans

Chattanooga Times Free Press, October 13, 2007