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Race, recession could play role in Houston, Atlanta mayoral runoffs

Source: Los Angeles Times
Atlanta : GA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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This week's mayoral elections in Atlanta and Houston were close enough to trigger runoffs between the top two candidates in each city, leaving voters with final choices in December that could turn on race, but also on nuts-and-bolts issues of governing in a recession.
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