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Hoping to get to the Super Bowl? Have your connections ready

Abita beer isn’t the only thing brewing for the Super Bowl. Every year, the NFL allows public officials and corporations to buy set-aside tickets for the biggest sporting event of year – but who gets to tag along is a question of connections, donations, and the nature of the perk. WNYC and ProPublica are asking [...]

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New Orleans, or what you will

Yesterday was Twelfth Night, the kick off of Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. The city has made huge strides over the past few years to come back following Hurricane Katrina, and some say the storm gave New Orleans an advantage when the economic crisis hit, as stimulus funds were already at work there. WWNO [...]

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