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Working Families or Hardly Working?
Backroom politics over at the Board of Elections...we don't believe it for one minute!
But that's exactly what Anthony Como, who is challenging State Senator Joseph Addabbo this November for his se...
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Pol & reporters do a little "Rangel"-ing
Could all of the stress of the ethics probe and pending charges against New York City Congressman Charlie Rangel finally be getting to him?
Rangel has been scolding and snapping at reporters like a...
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This won't be a negative-Frei race
Has civility finally returned to local politics?
The race to fill the seat being vacated by Assemblyman Michael Gianaris in Astoria - who is in turn the clear frontrunner to replace the retiring Ge...
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Who wants free papers?
You might recall that after taking a brief hiatus from the City Council, Karen Koslowitz was re-elected to represent the Forest Hills district she once repped before term limits forced her out in 2...
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Driscoll says 'so long' to Parkside
Bill Driscoll, the senior founding partner at The Parkside Group, has suddenly parted ways with Evan Stavisky and Harry Gianoulis. Driscoll was considered the most savvy at the political consulting...
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Marty: see you in a few years LeBron!
There were a whole lot of people upset about LeBron James' decision to leave the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat, none more so than the fine people of Cleveland, OH. But King James let down a whole lo...
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Weiner with catch up on ESPN
We gotten used to seeing Congressman Anthony Weiner all over our television sets as of late. The Brooklyn/Queens representative has become one of the most outspoken members of Congress, and has mos...
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Talk is cheap
Look out naive and sloppy journos, Errol Louis is going to out you!
Louis, a columnist with The Daily News, recently had Congressman Gregory Meeks as a guest on WWRL's Morning Show with Errol Louis...
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Aqueduct will become a big campaign chip
The news over the controversial pick of Aqueduct Entertainment Group (AEG) to run a future casino - or as it has been dubbed a “racino” - full of video lottery terminals just keeps getting worse.
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What's in a kiss? A lot in Albany!
Anthony Como wasn't the only GOP candidate to pounce on an opportunity to discredit their challenger this past week.
Rick Lazio, who is running for governor and will likely face current Attorney Ge...
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Come on, it's just a million bucks!
Really, what's $1 million or so if you're the richest man in the world? Well, $1 million might be a drop in the bucket to billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg, but the money apparently isn't an insi...
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'Como' and get it, Addabbo!
Will he or won't he? Will he or won't he? He will!
Anthony Como, who had a cup of coffee in the City Council after he won a special election to replace Dennis Gallagher only to be defeated five mon...
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They're going hungry
What's all that grumbling in the City Council? It just might be Councilman Jumaane Williams' stomach!
The Brooklyn pol recently went on a three-day fast for immigration reform. That's right, he did...
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Un-Commons dilemma for state senator?
Hey, has anybody noticed that State Senator Toby Stavisky has been eerily quiet on one of the – if not the – biggest development project in her district currently making its way through the city UL...
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DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are rounding up the old crew to restore the downtrodden franchise.
