Tom Alexander, a spokesman for the mayor, says the city cannot ignore the future as it deals with the present.

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But he was immediately picked up by incoming Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, who nominated Alexander as secretary of Public Welfare.

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Yes, that he met -- he had a bipartisan -- speaking of bipartisanship, working together on goals that are commonly held by members of both parties -- the President had a meeting today with -- if I could just find my paper on it -- with Senators Tom Harkin, Mike Enzi, Jeff Bingaman, and Lamar Alexander -- Republicans and Democrats.

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