Director of Research, ICIC
Director of Research for ICIC (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City), a think-tank and advocacy organization that pushes for private sector investment in inner cities.PROFILE
Teresa Lynch
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FROM Teresa Lynch
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Obama, Washington, and Inner Cities Barack and Michelle Obama have promised to get involved in their new community, and the President says there are two Washington DC’s. One he describes as a “company town, all about government and generally pretty prosperous” while the other half is “going through enormous challenges.” He says he wants to bring those two Washington DC’s together.
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