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In the teeth of fierce accusations of "racism" and "elitism" by opponents, and with the support of Mayor Shirley Franklin (who is black), the city council of Atlanta has enacted a measure to ban panhandling from a large zone of the city's downtown.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)

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* In the teeth of fierce accusations of "racism" and "elitism" by opponents, and with the support of Mayor Shirley Franklin (who is black), the city council of Atlanta has enacted a measure to ban panhandling from a large zone of the city's downtown. This follows several attempts, across many years, to revivify the city center. All such efforts, including the much-promoted Underground Atlanta, were blighted by legions of bothersome beggars. The rationale for tolerating these unfortunates has now been eliminated by the ...

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