Wilkes-Barre, Penn. , Mayor Thomas Leighton, center, is presented with the 2009 Mayors Climate Protection Award, First Place Winner Small City, by Miami Mayor and President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Manuel Diaz, left, and U.S. Council of Mayors Vice President, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, right, during ceremonies at the Rhode Island Convention Center, in Providence, R.I. , at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, Friday, June 12, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Wilkes-Barre, Penn. , Mayor Thomas Leighton, center, is presented with the 2009 Mayors Climate Protection Award, First Place Winner Small City, by Miami Mayor and President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Manuel Diaz, left, and U.S. Council of Mayors Vice President, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, right, during ceremonies at the Rhode Island Convention Center, in Providence, R.I. , at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, Friday, June 12, 2009.

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  1. SEATTLE - OCTOBER 24: Seattle, Washington mayor Greg Nickels, left, and Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire walk to a signing ceremony near the Alaskan Way Viaduct October 24, 2009 in downtown Seattle, Washington. The viaduct, which was constructed in the 1950s and carries 110,00 cars a day, is slated to be replaced by a deep bore tunnel, which has become a divisive issue in the city's mayoral race.

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  1. SEATTLE - OCTOBER 24: Seattle, Washington mayor Greg Nickels, left, and Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire walk to a signing ceremony near the Alaskan Way Viaduct October 24, 2009 in downtown Seattle, Washington. The viaduct, which was constructed in the 1950s and carries 110,00 cars a day, is slated to be replaced by a deep bore tunnel, which has become a divisive issue in the city's mayoral race.
  2. SEATTLE - OCTOBER 24: Seattle, Washington mayor Greg Nickels, left, and Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire walk to a signing ceremony near the Alaskan Way Viaduct October 24, 2009 in downtown Seattle, Washington. The viaduct, which was constructed in the 1950s and carries 110,00 cars a day, is slated to be replaced by a deep bore tunnel, which has become a divisive issue in the city's mayoral race.
  3. SEATTLE - OCTOBER 24: Seattle, Washington mayor Greg Nickels, left, and Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire walk to a signing ceremony near the Alaskan Way Viaduct October 24, 2009 in downtown Seattle, Washington. The viaduct, which was constructed in the 1950s and carries 110,00 cars a day, is slated to be replaced by a deep bore tunnel, which has become a divisive issue in the city's mayoral race.

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