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spotted Alicia Keys, Adam Levine and Prince Harry out on the town.
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When Westchester County Executive Andy O'Rourke ran for governor in 1986, the chant from supporters went, "O'Rourke for New York!" He seemed to enjoy the run, touring with a cardboard cutout of Gov. Mario Cuomo, his opponent, as a bit of mockery. O'Rourke lost in a landslide that year.
O'Rourke died at 79 late this past week in the Bronx.
The GOP state committee sends this...
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Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player?
NYC mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio doing an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression in public. NYC mayoral candidate Joseph Lhota likening Port Authority police to “mall cops.” Maybe-NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner spending a month mulling a run.
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