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One of the earliest signs that the $10m has arrived to repair Pittsburgh International Airport's runway 14-32 (the first airport infrastructure project to get money from Barack Obama's stimulus package) will not be the presence of cement mixers or asphalt pavers. Instead, one day this spring, the construction site will be marked with a newly designed icon: a stylised take on the American flag with an iconic pair of industrial gears and a sprouting leaf, alongside the name "Recovery.gov".
Writer: Sasha Issenberg
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