Tag: Ruth Messinger
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Rudy Pooh-Poohs Dem Bigs’ Digs
Sunday, October 26, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN and LISA REIN Daily News Staff Writers With a comfortable lead in the polls, Mayor Giuliani yesterday refused to engage in a war of words with Democratic challenger Ruth Messinger — even allowing harsh comments from his predecessor, former Mayor David Dinkins, to go unchallenged. Dinkins, who…
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Debate Can Wait For Yanks – Rudy
Sunday, October 5, 1997 By PAUL SCHWARTZMAN and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers Mayor Giuliani said yesterday that he wants to reschedule his Thursday night debate against Democrat Ruth Messinger to avoid a potential conflict with a Yankees playoff game. The lifelong Yankees fan said most New Yorkers, himself included, would rather watch…
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Don’t Sell Cops Short, Says Rudy
Sunday, August 31, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN and PAUL SCHWARTZMAN, Daily News Staff Writers A day after thousands protesting police brutality marched on City Hall, Mayor Giuliani yesterday sought to refocus attention on cops’ accomplishments while his chief rival took the day off. Eleven days before the Democratic primary, front-runner Ruth Messinger spent the…
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City Set to Boot Latino Center By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Monday, March 24, 1997 The city plans to pull the plug this week on a Latino cultural center when it auctions off the former lower East Side school the group has restored and called home for the past 18 years. Charas/El Bohio Community and Cultural Center will have to find a new home after Thursday,…
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Rudy Probes His Own Campaign
February 17, 1997 by BOB LIFF and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers Mayor Giuliani’s reelection campaign has launched internal audits to determine whether any corporate contributors gave donations that exceeded the $7,700 limit allowed by the city’s public campaign finance law. Campaign officials disclosed the reviews after the Daily News reported that a…
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Poll: Wild About Mayor, Not Rudy
February 12, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN and FRANK LOMBARDI, Daily News Staff Writers City voters soundly approve of Mayor Giuliani’s job performance and would reelect him in a walk, even though they aren’t wild about his personality, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac College Poll showed 62% of voters approved of the first-term…
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Rudy Sez He’s Tops, And Dems Are Flops
November 9, 1996 by DAVID L. LEWIS and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers Mayor Giuliani fired the opening salvo of the 1997 mayoral battle yesterday, slamming potential challengers as inexperienced, extremist or “machine politicians.” While insisting he hasn’t decided to seek a second term, the Republican mayor for the first time dropped his…