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Who Will Rule Manhattan?

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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Mayoral candidate C. Virginia Fields is stepping down as Manhattan Borough President, and a crowd of Democrats is vying for her office. On today’s show, all nine share their plans for the island.

Last Call

Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter and host of NY1 Noticias "Pura Politica"
-reviews the final Democratic mayoral candidates' debate
and
Chris Paige, assistant director of the Pace Poll,
-analyze the latest Democratic primary debate and data from the Pace Poll

» NY1 Noticias

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A Refugee by Any Other Name

George Rupp, president of the International Rescue Committee
and
Geoffrey Nunberg, researcher at the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University, consulting professor in the Stanford Department of Linguistics, commentator, and author, Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Times (PublicAffairs,2004)
-on the ...

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Who Will Be Manhattan's Next Top Dog?

Bill Perkins, New York City Council member (D-9th district) and candidate for Manhattan borough president
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Carlos Manzano, candidate for Manhattan borough president
and
Keith Wright, New York state assembly member (D-70th district) and candidate for Manhattan borough president
and
Margarita Lopez, New York ...

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Letter of the day: from rent control resentment to a defense of christmas music

Subject: EVA MOSCOWITZ QUESTIONS/XMAS

Hi. I am a long-time listener who was prompted to write you regarding your questioning of Eva Moscowitz this morning. As usual, the woman was the only candidate whose husband's job and income came up. Yes, you can argue that his job as a lawyer was ...

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Photo File: Benitez and Paige


NY 1 Noticias' Juan Manuel Benitez


The Pace Poll's Chris Paige

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