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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: land use

land use stories: 3 news summaries

 Flight 93 Families Want 
 'Sacred Ground' Seized 

Groups battle landowner for control of Pa. crash site

Dec 28, 08 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Families seeking a permanent memorial for Flight 93 victims are asking President Bush to seize the land where the hijacked plane went down on Sept. 11, the Washington Post reports. An advocacy group initially tried to buy the land, but ran into conflict with the owner. "What was left... More »

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Pennsylvania • monument • memorial • United Flight 93 • Shanksville • land use • George W. Bush • 9/11 attacks • Flight 93 National Memorial

 Beijing May Let 
 Farmers Sell Land Rights 

Party may announce reform, bringing cash into rural economy

Oct 11, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - China is poised to announce a sweeping reform that would allow rural farmers to sell land use rights, the New York Times reports. Communist Party officials, meeting this weekend, hope the move will reignite double-digit economic growth and stave off looming recession. It could also curb the thousands of... More »

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China • agriculture • economic reform • land use • Chinese Communist party • peasant

Real Estate Is What Divides America Into Red and Blue

it's land-use laws, not  religion, stupid

Oct 17, 07 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Real estate—as much as religion or politics—is what really divides America into red and blue regions, argues Atlantic Monthly’s Virginia Postrel. Comparing the housing markets in Dallas and Los Angeles, she notes that it's no coincidence that there's cheap, plentiful housing in the former, and expensive, scarce... More »

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California • real estate • Dallas • Los Angeles • megacities • land use

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