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In electing New York City mayors, it's all about-face

March 19, 2013 9:47 PM By DAN JANISON dan.janison@newsday.com

Four former New York city mayors assemble at

Photo credit: AP | Four former New York city mayors assemble at the 20th anniversary of the "Power Breakfast" at New York's Regency Hotel. From left are John Lindsay, Abe Beame, Ed Koch and David Dinkins. (March 8, 1994)

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Four former New York city mayors assemble at New York City mayors

Every New York City mayor draws intense public inspection -- and ends up with a unique and lasting caricature. Crafted by pundits and fellow pols, this public image is based, fairly or not, on personal style, policy and circumstance.

Remarkably, every mayor's public profile has seemed to differ to a dramatic degree from that of his predecessor, a rule that has held true for at least a generation.

"Most...

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