Mayor makes case for cities

In his first appearance on "Meet the Press" in his role as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presented his argument Sunday for an increase of federal funding to cities. Daily News,

And, part of that, he said, is ending the wars in the Mideast to make more money available to cities.

"I think the term was used that (it) is like they are on another planet," Villaraigosa said when asked about the Republican presidential debate.