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Durham mayor to meet with Obama

Durham Mayor Bill Bell will meet Friday with President Barack Obama and members of the Cabinet to discuss the economy. Charlotte's and Asheville's mayors will also be there.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Durham Mayor Bill Bell will meet Friday with President Barack Obama and members of his Cabinet to discuss the economy and other concerns.

The meeting is part of a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy also are among the 85 city leaders taking part in the event.

Bell has submitted a list of infrastructure projects he says could create 600 jobs in Durham if they were funded through the $787 billion federal stimulus package Obama signed into law this week.

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