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City lures families back from 'burbs

One headline reads "City Drain Continues." Another proclaims "Cities Are Hot Again."

Like other fashions falling under the urban microscope -- hemlines, celebrity chefs and Jack Russell terriers -- the popularity of cities rises and falls. Though television shows such as "Friends" and "Sex and the City" have promoted New York's siren charms, families, too, have rediscovered the city as a...

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