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Billionaires' pact: Oligarchs get a fix on NYC charter
Spin CycleMayor Michael Bloomberg, the self-made billionaire who has a private habit of expressing disdain for those with inherited wealth, nonetheless seems to have cut a deal with fellow billionaire, longtime Republican and once-failed mayoral candidate Ronald...Tags: Republican Party, Ed Koch, Primaries, Michael Bloomberg, Referenda
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NYC environmental protection commissioner resigns
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City's environmental protection commissioner is leaving city government for a new job. Bloomberg says in a statement that Emily Lloyd resigned Wednesday and will become chief operating officer of Trinity Church's...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Environmental Politics, Management Change, Michael Bloomberg, Regional Authority
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Experts: Even with plans, economic recovery to take time
randi.marshall@newsday.comThe financial and economic turmoil that came to a boil last week is far from over - and even when it does find its bottom, a recovery may not come quickly. Even if numerous proposals in the works - such as the historic bailout sent to Congress...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Mortgages, Stock Activities, Long Island, Budgets and Budgeting
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Will the Wilder effect surprise us this Election Day?
804-225-7345Two weeks before Election Day in 1989, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Doug Wilder was enjoying a 15 percentage point lead in the polls. When the counting was done, his margin of victory was less than one half of one percentage point. In New York...Tags: Political Candidates, New York, Voting, Virginia, University of Virginia
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City shadows: Nightmares haunt mayoral visions
Spin CycleSooner or later every New York City mayor faces the kind of nightmare event that mocks his message. Ed Koch won fame for improving morale and procedures, then departed after corruption and crime. David Dinkins rode in on racial healing......Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Ed Koch, Michael Bloomberg, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Crown Heights
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Ex-mayor David Dinkins doing well after heart surgery
Former New York Mayor David Dinkins looked forward to returning home after having surgery in Manhattan yesterday to have a pacemaker implanted, a spokesman for the city's first black mayor said. Dinkins, 81, was "doing really well" after the hourlong...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, New York, Manhattan (New York City), Health Treatments, Regional Authority
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City building commissioner steps down
dfreedlander@am-ny.comWith 13 people killed in building accidents so far this year and allegations of lax construction oversight, Department of Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster stepped down Tuesday after leading the agency through six of New York's busiest development...Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Metal and Mineral, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Health and Safety at Work, Bank of America Corp.
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Paterson's past appointments may provide a clue
dan.janison@newsday.comALBANY David Paterson, who becomes New York's 55th governor today, has in his career chosen aides and advisers who alternately proved unusual, familiar and controversial, say insiders here. Unusual, as in Charles O'Byrne, a seasoned aide who's expected...Tags: Political Candidates, Consumers, Religious Leaders, John F. Kennedy, Eli Manning
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Transcript of full Roger Corbin interview
olivia.winslow@newsday.comMy name is Legislator Roger Corbin. I was born September, 25, 1946. That's right, I'm 61 years old and I feel good. I run 6 miles a day…I was born in Brooklyn, NY… I've been in this job for 13 years now, going on my seventh term. The job is really...Tags: History, Sean Bell, Tom Suozzi, Nassau County, Roslyn
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Bloomberg eyes national issues in city speech
karla.schuster@newsday.comOn the eve of a trip to the key presidential proving grounds of Texas and California, Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday celebrated immigration, promised tax relief and called for tough new anti-crime measures in a state of the city address that...Tags: Political Candidates, Academic Progress, Biotechnology Industry, Demographics, Republican Party
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Clinton, Obama make last dash in South Carolina
martin.evans@newsday.comOn the last day before their showdown in the South Carolina primary, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama took their pitches to college campuses Friday to urge voters not to forget them when polls open Saturday. Clinton brought black political...Tags: Political Candidates, New York, Colleges and Universities, Charles B. Rangel, CBS Corp.
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Strong black vote lifts Obama over Clinton in S.C.
glenn.thrush@newsday.comAll day Saturday, the women breezed in and out of Bride's Corner on Marshall Avenue for fittings, gown pick-ups and a little gossip, but not a single one admitted to voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton. "The Clintons, their time has come and gone," said...Tags: Barack Obama, New York, Pickup Trucks, Bill Clinton, Sunoco Incorporated
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