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National League of Cities Applauds White House Office of Urban Affairs Announcement

Posted on: Monday, 13 July 2009, 18:07 CDT

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities applauds the White House Office of Urban Affairs for holding today's urban policy roundtable. Today's gathering highlights the administration's focus on developing a new urban strategy for the nation.

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"We are encouraged by the White House's efforts to find and highlight local innovation," said Mayor Kathleen Novak of Northglenn, Colo., president of the National League of Cities. "As the economic engines of the country, our cities have a crucial role to play in our nation's economy and in the development of federal strategies to keep our nation competitive."

"Going forward, we have an opportunity to frame a new partnership between cities and the federal government will allow cities and the nation, to flourish."

The National League of Cities is the nation's oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

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