The other, Clint Reilly, was a political consultant whose reputation as a hot-head he once broke an ankle during a punch-up with the editor of the San Francisco Examiner Mr Brown's campaign staff took good care to nourish.

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"Many areas that used to be considered 'fringe' have become hot and hospitable for retail and restaurants, " said restaurant consultant Michael Whiteman.

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"They have blown hot and cold on it for years, " says Ray Soifer, a bank industry consultant in Ridgewood, N.

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