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Progressive Landslide

Dan Cantor | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: John Liu, Runoff, Working Families Party, Bill De Blasio, New York City, Mark Green, David Yassky, Third Parties, Public Advocate, New York City Comptroller, New York News
Dan Cantor

I speak for thousands of Working Families Party members when I say that we are thrilled to have played a part in the victories of John Liu and Bill de Blasio.

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Two Ways Of Looking At New York's Runoff Election

Dan Collins | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Democratic Runoff, Working Families Party, Mayor Bloomberg, Runoff Voter Turnout, Bill De Blasio, John Liu, Runoff, WFP Runoff, Mark Green, New York News
Dan Collins

The Working Families Party wants New York to believe that it can make or break a Democrat running in a tough primary, and that therefore everybody had better treat their issues, and opinions, with extreme respect.

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The Colossus Comes on Stilts

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Bill De Blasio, David Paterson, David Yassky, John Liu, Mark Green, Barack Obama, Run-Off-Election, Caroline Kennedy, New York News
Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.

All along Sugar Hill Harlem, we think it began with Caroline. The slide, the trenchant derision, the Partied and, some hope, parting exile. "He shou...

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Democratic Runoffs: Few New Yorkers Expected To Vote Today

nytimes.com | CLYDE HABERMAN | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio, New York Elections, David Yassky, Runoff Elections, John Liu, Democratic Runoffs, Mark Green, Democrats, Voting Turnout, New York News

More people went to the ballpark over the weekend to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox than are likely to elect New York's next chief money man on Tu...

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Are New York City Runoffs Superfluous?

nytimes.com | SAM ROBERTS | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Mark Green, Board of Elections New York, Bill De Blasio, Public Advocate, Runoff Elections, New York Politics, New York News

Still, the city's Board of Elections will spend about $15 million to mount the runoff, and the four candidates competing in the election can legally s...

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Yom Kippur Puts Damper On Last Day Of Campaigning

nytimes.com | Michael Barbaro | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Yom Kippur, David Yassky, John Liu, New York Jews, Mark Green, Yom Kippur New York, High Holy Days, Public Advocate, New York News

Because of a quirk in the calendar, Monday is both the last day of campaigning before the Democratic runoff election and the holiest day on the year f...

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Mark Green Campaign Ad: "Always There For New Yorkers" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Public Advocate, Mark Green New York, Air America Radio, NYC Public Advocate, New York City Public Advocate, Mark Green Air America, Mark Green Public Advocate, Mark Green, Public Advocate, New York, New York News

Mark Green, Democratic politician and president of Air America Radio, is running for NYC Public Advocate, and has a new campaign video out (shot by hi...

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Bill De Blasio And Mark Green In Public Advocate Runoff

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 09.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio Pbulic Advocate, Public Advocate Runoff, Mark Green Public Advocate, New York Public Advocate, Mark Green, Bill De Blasio, Public Advocate Runoff Election, New York News

The Democratic race for public advocate narrowed to two candidates on Tuesday as City Councilman Bill de Blasio and Mark Green, who held the job for s...

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The Morgenthau Era Comes To An End, But The Jury Is Still Out On Some

Dan Collins | Posted 09.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, Bill De Blasio, David Yassky, Robert Morgenthau, John Liu, David Yassky Comptroller, Mark Green Public Advocate, John Liu Comptroller, Mark Green, Bill De Blasio Public Advocate, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News
Dan Collins

Imagine how surprised and delighted New Yorkers must have been when they awoke to find the city is embarking on a Democratic runoff -- a two-week political steel cage match to decide the nominations for public advocate and comptroller.

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Primary Voting Tip Sheet

New York Times | Michael Barbaro | Posted 09.15.2009 | New York

Read More: William Thompson Jr, New York District Attorney, New York Public Advocate, New York Democratic Primaries, New York Mayor Race, New York Primary Elections, Cy Vance, John Liu, Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Melinda Katz, Michael Bloomberg, Ny Elections, Boris Johnson, New York Primaries, New York City Council, New York Comptroller, Cy Vance Jr., Mark Green, David Yassky, New York News

After four years of fund-raising and campaigning, candidates for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, distract attorney and City Council will face Dem...

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New York City Elections: Real Estate's The Hot Issue

Gotham Gazette | Courtney Gross | Posted 09.15.2009 | Home

Read More: New York Election, New York Races, New York Elections, Decision 2009, Bill Thompson, Tony Avella, Melinda Katz, New York Mayoral Race, Real Estate Interests, Eric Gioia, David Weprin, David Yassky, John Liu, Bill De Blasio, Mark Green, Normal Siegel, New York City-New York, Home News

The real estate market is reeling but that has not stopped the industry from doling out $2.5 million to candidate for citywide office this year and mo...

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New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Tony Avella, William Thompson, Bill Thompson, New York Mayor, New York Elections, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Melinda Katz, John Liu, David Weprin, David Yassky, Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Mark Green, Norman Siegel, Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Cyrus Vance Jr., Cy Vance, Home News

During the past few months, these papers have provided ongoing coverage of the various candidates vying for office this fall, as well as overviews of ...

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The Advocate In A Time Of Economic Crisis

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Norman Siegel, New York Times, Economic Recovery, Alex Zablocki, Mark Green, Accountability, Public Advocate, Ombudspersons, New York News
Harry Moroz

In a period in which more respect and political authority has been placed in our ombudspersons, New York City has not put its money where its mouth is.

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Mark Green Back On Campaign Trail

New York Times | DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Mark Green New York, New York Public Advocate, Mark Green Public Advocate, Mark Green, New York, Mark Green Campaign, Mayor Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, New York News

Outside the Fairway market on the Upper West Side the other day, not far from the cartons of strawberries and cases of Fiji Water, a voice pleaded for...

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Mark Green

Mark Green | Posted 07.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Government, Quin, Mark Green Public Advocate, Mayor Bloomberg, Mark Green, Home News
Mark Green

Unlike the stalemate in Albany which requires concurrence of two equal warring sides, this resolution is entirely in the Mayor's hands.

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Green to Bloomberg: Don't Cut the Public Advocate

Mark Green | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Mark Green Public Advocate, Budget Modification, Mark Green New York, Mark Green, Public Advocate, Mark Green Budget, Budget, New York, New York News
Mark Green

My vow is this: either convince the Mayor to seek a budget modification to restore the bulk of the cuts...or become a mouse that roars by doing more with much less.

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7 Days: Kirsten Gillibrand Talks Policy

Mark Green | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Mark Green, Kirsten Gillibrand, 7 Days in America, Politics News
Mark Green

Kirsten Gillibrand's friends call her brilliant -- her critics expedient. 7 Days found a person thoroughly substantive and adaptable.

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Why I'm Running

Mark Green | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York City Mayor, Mark Green Obama, Mark Green, Public Advocates, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Politics News
Mark Green

With an economic meltdown and a muscular mayor, it's a good time to seek to regain the #2 city-wide office. Why not try to bring progressive change to New York like the new team is bringing to Washington?

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7 Days in America: Obama and Progressives -- The Start of a Beautiful Relationship?

Mark Green | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Green, Obama, Lobbyists, Progressives, 7 Days in America, Politics News
Mark Green

Let's remember how we have to hang together -- or hang separately. But let's also, on a case by case basis, make sure that we "lean" on Obama when the facts warrant it.

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Eliot Spitzer on Obama, Paterson, Wall Street and Madoff

Mark Green | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Timothy Geithner, Obama Transition, Economic Stimulus Package, Mark Green, Wall Street, Barack Obama, Eliot Spitzer, Spitzer Obama, Spitzer Madoff, Politics News
Mark Green

In his first interview since his resignation, Eliot Spitzer has some sharp criticism of Wall Street, ideas for the new president, and waves a cautionary flag for his successor.

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10 Big Goals for Obama's First 1460 Days, as Proposed by Progressive Policy Leaders

Mark Green | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Policy Ideas, Public Policy, Mark Green, Economic Stimulus Package, Progressive Agenda, Obama First 100 Days, President Obama Administration, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Green

President Obama's mandate includes two huge and imminent priorities -- an unprecedented "stimulus" to revive the economy and a plan that gets us out of Iraq. And then?

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7 Days: Green Jobs, Caroline Kennedy and Rick Warren

Mark Green | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Rick Warren, Air America, Mark Green, Green Jobs, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Green Business, Green Energy, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Invocation, Barack Obama, Obama Invocation, 7 Days in America, Caroline Kennedy Senate Seat, Caroline Kennedy Senate, Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Senate, Hillary Clinton Senate Seat, Politics News
Mark Green

Is Obama's choice of Rick Warren another example of the president-elect giving conservatives the visual while later giving progressives the policy?

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7 Days: Kuttner on Economic Crisis, with Huffington, Reagan & Green

Mark Green | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Air America, Robert Kuttner, Mark Green, Ron Reagan, Arianna Huffington, 7 Days in America, Politics News
Mark Green

While Republicans throw $700 billion to Wall Street but complain about a $14 billion loan for blue collar workers, Bob Kuttner explains why this should be a transforming economic and political moment for Obama.

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7 Days: FDR = Obama? Alter, Huffington, vanden Heuvel & Green Discuss and Compare Their Transitions, Nov. 15, 2008

Mark Green | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: 7 Days in America, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Obama Transition, Mark Green, Arianna Huffington, Politics News
Mark Green

Nov. 4 didn't create a progressive realignment, only the opportunity for one. To achieve a real realignment, like 1890 or 1932, what would now have to happen?

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Yes It Was... A Mandate for "Progressive Patriotism"

Mark Green | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama White House, Transition Manual, Obama Transition, President Obama, Progressives, Progressive Agenda, 2008 Election, Obama Administration, Mark Green Transition, Obama Issues, Obama Priorities, Mark Green, Barack Obama, President Elect Obama, Change for America, Alan Greenspan, Politics News
Mark Green

As president, Obama is historically situated to reframe the American conversation around democracy, diplomacy, opportunity and a greener world. What's more patriotic than the story of progress?

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