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From: Los Angeles Times

Cities try to cut the fat with weight-loss programs

Los Angeles Times:

Ten pounds can seem like a hundred when you’re trying to lose weight.

So just think how Oklahoma City residents must feel. They’re looking to lose a million.

Across the country, mayors have been urging their citizens to downsize themselves. The goal in Philadelphia: Drop 76 tons of rotundity in 76 days. (Didn’t happen.) In Louisville, Ky.: Pare off 100,000 pounds of pudge over a summer. (Didn’t happen.) In Corpus Christi, Texas: Dispose of 50,000 pounds of avoirdupois in a year. (Could happen: This campaign is just getting started.)

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