Word: earmarking
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...attract positive media spin. And that's fine - as a quick fix. But after all the conventioneers have pulled up camp and gone back to their daily lives in Iowa and Colorado, Philadelphia's leadership would be well advised to take another hard look at their town and earmark a few million of that convention money for a round of serious, uncynical renovation. Because reality will hit this city hard: Once the strategically placed red-white-and-blue bunting comes down, residents will take a look around at the city's cracks and potholes and wonder when everything...