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Will Bloomberg Suffer The Third Term Curse?

nytimes.com | Sam Roberts | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Third Term Curse, Nyc Mayoral Race, Ed Koch, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, Fiorello LaGuardia, Third Term Blues, Robert Wagner, Bloomberg Wins, New York, New York City, New York News

Fiorello H. La Guardia, ill with cancer and already fitted for a uniform, craved a military commission that would get him out of New York. Robert F. W...

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Ed Koch Doesn't Appreciate John Liu's Snubbing of Mayor Bloomberg

NYMag.com | NYMag | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home

Read More: John Liu, John Liu Comptroller, Bill De Blasio, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg, Election 2009, Ed Koch, Home News

Not meeting with Bloomberg was rude and outrageous, the former mayor tells us. ...

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"Jewish Vote" Waning In Influence, Size

forward.com | Gal Beckerman | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Ed Koch, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NYC Jewish Population, Bloomberg Jewish, Jewish Vote, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Hannk Sheinkopf, New York, New York City, Bloomberg Thompson, New York News

"There is no Jewish vote," said Hank Sheinkopf, a leading Democratic political consultant who is working for Bloomberg this election. "The 11th comman...

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You're No David Dinkins

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate Crimes, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, Barack Obama, Politics, Politics News
Robert David Jaffee

As this summer has reminded us, race remains a more insidious and pervasive issue than some of us realized and may have a greater impact on Obama's fate in 2010 and 2012 than it did in 2008.

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Richard Ravitch, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, New York, David Paterson, New York News
Dan Collins

The state's new sort-of-lieutenant-governor is Richard Ravitch. It would be an honor to be appointed to the second highest job in the state - if it weren't for the fact that the whole deal is probably going to be thrown out in court.

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Giants Of New York Politics

Tony Guida | Posted 08.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Politics, Alphonse-Damato, Rudy Guiliani, Ed Koch, Jimmy Breslin, New York News
Tony Guida

The mess in Albany makes me nostalgic for a time when New York politics swaggered with large men: Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Mario Cuomo. Ed Koch. Alfonse D'Amato

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Third Screen: The Next Manhattan DA May Be A Woman

Vickie Karp | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Ed Koch, New York City Politics, Crime, Manhattan DA, Mayor Koch, Death Penalty, Drugs, War on Drugs, Gangs, Feminism, Politics News
Vickie Karp

Leslie Crocker Snyder is running to be the first woman to be Manhattan District Attorney. Snyder has prosecuted mafia members and drug lords and gang members. She created the first sex crimes unit in the United States, writing the Rape/Shield law that, to this day, saves rape victims from malicious and overly-broad cross-examination.

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Outrage: An Interview with Director Kirby Dick

Brad Listi | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Lgbt, New Releases, Ed Koch, Jim McCrery, Closet, Documentary Film, Larry Craig, David Dreier, Ken Mehlman, Homosexuality, Kirby Dick, Charlie Crist, Washington Blade, Outrage Film, Brad Listi, Gay Rights, Outrage, Closeted Politicians, Jim Kolbe, Entertainment News
Brad Listi

Dick: "It comes as a surprise to many viewers, but DC is actually a very gay town, and a very high percentage of the staffers who work on Capitol Hill are gay."

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What Both Parties Can Learn from New York

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ed Koch, Bella Abzug, Michael Bloomberg, Mario Cuomo, World Trade Center, Democratic Party, Republican Party, David Dinkins, New York City, New York-New York, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

If the Republicans were willing and able to nominate Bloomberg-type candidates in other parts of the country, the Democratic moment may dissipate pretty quickly.

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Why American Jews Voted for Barack Obama

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Jewish Coalition, Election 2008 Coverage, Ed Koch, Matt Brooks, Barack Obama, Jewish Voters, Jewish Vote, Obama Jewish Vote, Obama Jewish Voters, Obama Jews, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

If the Republicans want greater Jewish support in the future, they will have to stop pandering to what they erroneously believe to be our fears, and instead move politically and ideologically in our direction.

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No Counting Chickens Yet

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Results, Edwin Fancher, Race, Assumptions, Liberals, Victor Navasky, Barack Obama, The Nation, Village Voice, New York, The Rachel Maddow Show, Count Your Chickens Before Hatched, Ed Koch, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama New York, Al Gore, Liberal New York, Home News
Odile Weissenborn

I met up recently with Ed Fancher, who published the Village Voice for 20. The Voice was very progressive during his tenure, so I assumed Fancher was another typical New Yorker for Obama. Think again.

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The Supreme Court Is at Stake on November 4th

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Supreme Court, John McCain, Ed Koch, Roe vs Wade, Constitutional Rights, Barack Obama, John McCain Supreme Court, Sarah Palin, Supreme Court Justices, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

If John McCain or, even worse, Sarah Palin, were to appoint the next several Supreme Court justices, their repressive, regressive world view would shape our nation's future for decades to come.

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Memo to American Jews: Listen to Ed Koch and Vote for Barack Obama

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ed Koch Obama, Barack Obama 2008, John McCain, Ed Koch, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Joe Biden, Gail Collins, American Jews, Jewish Voters, Barack Obama, Ed Koch Endorses Barack Obama, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

The GOP's unprincipled electioneering is likely to become especially ugly in the Jewish community. We are certain to hear Joe Lieberman shamelessly trying to scare elderly Jewish retirees to vote Republican.

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Former New York Mayor Ed Koch Promotes Barack Obama In South Florida

SunSentinel.com | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Endorsements, Florida, Ed Koch, Jewish Voters, Mayor, Jewish, Barack Obama, New York, Politics News

Tamarac - Former New York Mayor Ed Koch took to the campaign trail Sunday stumping for Barack Obama in the Jewish community, considered one of the mos...

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What is Up with CNN's Carol Costello? She Owes Us More on the "Daddy's Roommate" Story or Owes Ed Koch an Apology

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Carol Costello, Daddy's Roommate, Cnn, Public Library, Ed Koch, Book Censorship, Michael Powell, New York Times, Sarah Palin, Wasilla, Media News
Steve Clemons

The New York Times offered witnesses. Is CNN saying that they are lying? Do they communicate this through a chatty response to Ed Koch?

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Has Sarah Palin Really Shaken Up the Race?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Presidential Campaign, John McCain, Ed Koch, Campaign Strategy, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Palin's presence has moved the numbers, but not all that much, and perhaps not for all that long. The kinds of questions we need to ask now are: what states does Palin put into play?

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Ed Koch Backs Obama Because Of "Scary" Palin

Politico | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed and worked for George W. Bush in 2004, is endorsing Obama today, NY1 first reported. I asked Koch just no...

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I'm Standing With Imus in the Morning

Stephen Kaus | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Dick Gregory, Imus, Bill Clinton, Ed Koch, Imus Radio Return, Imus Adam Pacman Jones, Citadel Broadcasting Corp., Don Imus, Don Imus Race Comments, Adam Pacman Jones, Don Imus What Color Is He, Don Imus Fired, Media News
Stephen Kaus

Those who were quick to attack Imus before should be just as quick to defend him this time when he is right.

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Sam Stein

Ed Koch: Obama Is A Sure Loser, Clinton Should Fight On

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Koch Obama, Ed Koch Obama, Koch Obama Election, Koch Election, Koch Clinton, Ed Koch Clinton, Koch Surrogate, Koch Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Obama Pastor Wright, Ed Koch, Barack Obama, Reverend Wright, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

As Democrats coalesce around Sen. Barack Obama, one of Hillary Clinton's must outspoken supporters is not mincing words: the party is walking needless...

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Sam Stein

Ex-NYC Mayor Dinkins Breaks Silence On Giuliani

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Florida Primary, The Press, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, Flaws, New York City, New York Mayor, Dinkins, Republican Primary, David Dinkins, Politics News

The collapse of Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign in Florida may have been perceived as a sudden if not spectacular political phenomenon. But the ...

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Ed Koch On Giuliani's Florida Loss: "The Beast Is Dead"

ABC News | Mark Mooney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Giuliani Campaign, Giuliani Florida, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, Koch and Giuliani, Politics News

Rudy Giuliani may not have announced any decision on his political future yet, but that didn't stop another ex-New York City mayor from declaring Giul...

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Could Obama Win New York's Democratic Primary?

New York Sun | PETER KIEFER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, 2008 Elections, Obama Clinton 2008, New Hampshire Poll, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire Debates, Obama New York, Barack Obama Polls, New Hampshire Debate Abc, 2008 Election, Ed Koch, Jfk Obama, Clinton 2008, New Hampshire Debate January 5, Obama Clinton, New Hampshire Polls, Clinton Super Tuesday, New Hampshire Debate Schedule, Hilarry Clinton Polls, Obama 2008, Hillary Clinton 2008, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, New Hampshire Primary, Martin Luther King, Obama Good Morning America, Martin Luther King Assassination, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama Good Morning America, Politics News

It seemed next to impossible just a few days ago: the idea of Senator Obama competing against -- much less beating -- Senator Clinton on her home turf...

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NYC Comptroller: Giuliani Administration "Stonewalled" Auditors Over Expenses

Politico.com | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: William Thompson, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani Controversy, Hamptons, Giuliani Security Detail, Judith Nathan, Breaking Politics News, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani Misused Funds, Politics News

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his senior aides Thursday blamed anonymous bookkeepers for his administration's practice of billing the travel...

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Sam Stein

Ex-NYC Mayor Koch: Giuliani Acted Improperly, Looks Like A Cover-Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani Controversy, Judith Nathan, Giuliani Misused Funds, Giuliani Security Detail, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, Hamptons, Politics News

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani acted improperly and appeared to be covering something up when he charged the cost of his and his girl...

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