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So long & farewell Elections 2009
Has it really come to an end? Pol Position can say in no uncertain terms that this election year has been the craziest that we have ever covered. From the moment term limits were overturned to eve...
Has it really come to an end? Pol Position can say in no uncertain terms that this election year has been the craziest that we have ever covered. From the moment term limits were overturned to eve...
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Nasty Ten-year-old Tales Brought Up In Middle Village Race
Is the race in the 30th District (which covers Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood and Woodhaven) close? You bet. And just in case voters forgot about the ten-year-old corruption complai...
Is the race in the 30th District (which covers Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood and Woodhaven) close? You bet. And just in case voters forgot about the ten-year-old corruption complai...
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And it looks like Hiram Monserrate will live to fight another day.
And it looks like Hiram Monserrate will live to fight another day.
Oct 20, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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Crowley makes good on Kiwanis flap
Now those of you who are watching know that it’s a whole lot of fun when a Republican actually has a shot at a seat in New York City. Well, the 30th Council District seat in Glendale is held by De...
Now those of you who are watching know that it’s a whole lot of fun when a Republican actually has a shot at a seat in New York City. Well, the 30th Council District seat in Glendale is held by De...
Oct 13, 2009 | 1 | 4 |
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Dems helping Flushing Republican?
In Flushing, the race to replace outgoing councilman and comptroller candidate John Liu has some interesting dynamics coming down the stretch run. The folks on the editorial board (which sometime...
In Flushing, the race to replace outgoing councilman and comptroller candidate John Liu has some interesting dynamics coming down the stretch run. The folks on the editorial board (which sometime...
Oct 13, 2009 | 0 | 2 |
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The governor becomes a bona fide TV star
It seems like everyone just wants him to go away, so Governor David Paterson has decided to be everywhere! A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that the president himself – yes goslings, B...
Oct 07, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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The mythical world of NYC politics
If you’ve been following the race for the 19th Council District (currently held by Tony Avella, who decided not to run for a third term and instead waged an unsuccessful campaign to win the ...
Oct 07, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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He moves in mysterious ways
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, despite all of his billions of dollars and financial media empire, is just like you and me. If you don’t believe us, just look at all of his campaign literature. The...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, despite all of his billions of dollars and financial media empire, is just like you and me. If you don’t believe us, just look at all of his campaign literature. The...
Sep 29, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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I Want Candy!
Speaking of jetting all over the world, some politicians from New York City got a lift back to their home districts from President Barack Obama on Air Force One recently. We are told that among th...
Speaking of jetting all over the world, some politicians from New York City got a lift back to their home districts from President Barack Obama on Air Force One recently. We are told that among th...
Sep 29, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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Mailers? Ha! Ognibene is on a billboard
You know who isn’t a “nobody”? Tom Ognibene, that’s who! And he has this massive billboard looming over the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth to prove it. This might be one of the firs...
Sep 23, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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Mayor refuses to endorse nobody
Ouch…you know your campaign is in trouble when you are no longer considered a long-shot candidate, but in fact a “nobody.” That’s the blow that Republican candidates for comptroller a...
Ouch…you know your campaign is in trouble when you are no longer considered a long-shot candidate, but in fact a “nobody.” That’s the blow that Republican candidates for comptroller a...
Sep 23, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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It feels like the day after Christmas
Finally Primary Day has come and gone, and guess what? Not that many people cared. Except for the folks who were lucky enough to score a ticket to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Primary Day party...
Finally Primary Day has come and gone, and guess what? Not that many people cared. Except for the folks who were lucky enough to score a ticket to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Primary Day party...
Sep 16, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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It's a Girl!
Well, the week wasn’t a total wash for Eric Gioia. He may have lost his bid to become the city’s next public advocate (and a heartbeat away from becoming the next mayor of New York Cit...
Well, the week wasn’t a total wash for Eric Gioia. He may have lost his bid to become the city’s next public advocate (and a heartbeat away from becoming the next mayor of New York Cit...
Sep 16, 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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Why can't every year be a crazy election year?Instead of talking about extending term limits, why hasn’t anybody discussed reducing them to something like two years, or even 9 months? Sure, it’s been hectic trying to keep up with ...
Sep 09, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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The 2009 endorsement game is getting out of hand
Last week, we mentioned that the Pol Position inbox was being bombarded with emails about the latest endorsements of the numerous candidates who are seeking office this election season. Perhaps it...
Last week, we mentioned that the Pol Position inbox was being bombarded with emails about the latest endorsements of the numerous candidates who are seeking office this election season. Perhaps it...
Sep 01, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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national news
AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.
Sat Nov 07 04:13:20 -0600 2009
AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
Sat Nov 07 05:20:26 -0600 2009
AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.
Sat Nov 07 05:18:02 -0600 2009
AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
Sat Nov 07 04:22:30 -0600 2009
AP - Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.
Sat Nov 07 05:20:20 -0600 2009