Brooklyn Special Election Could Upset Politics as Usual
By LIZ ROBBINS
Published: September 2, 2011
One recent Saturday in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, Jon Norville stepped out of his home to listen to the pitch from a slight young man who was the first candidate to come to his door.
“I can assure you if you [...]
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September 14th, 2009
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CT Working Families pulls off more political theater
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The WFP is backing progressive champion [...]
July 16th, 2009
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Nice round up of articles and blog posts about our endorsement of Bill Thompson for Mayor yesterday.
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