What’s on the agenda for America’s black mayors?

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The 35th Annual National Conference of Black Mayors convenes today in Las Vegas. In honor of the conference, we put together our own roundtable of black mayors to talk about issues they’re facing during these tough economic times. We speak to Mayor John Marks of Tallahasse, Fla., Mayor-President Melvin ‘Kip’ Holden of Baton Rouge, La., and Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore.

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