We weren't fans of the initial Droid RAZR, what with its yellow-green display and odd hump back.

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Take, for instance, Citizinvestor, a new service that allows municipalities (big ones, like Philadelphia, Chicago, Tampa) to put forth public works languishing at the back of the queue so interested parties can donate a few dollars that might get them over the financial hump.

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