The mayors seem to be relishing their new role as king-makers, and Mr Webb will be sending the conference's detailed urban agenda to every presidential candidate.

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Superdelegates include all the Democrats in Congress, and they have mixed feelings about their roles as king- or queen-makers.

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So far 28 companies, including telecom equipment makers ZTE and Huawei and bus manufacturer Xiamen King Long Automotive, have signed up for the Ruba-Haier industrial park.

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On this score, reality is dawning on policy makers: Last week, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, the high priest of the global regulatory onslaught, called for a rethink of the Basel liquidity rules that have led banks to hoard cash in ultra-low-yielding central bank reserves and government bonds.

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