Tag: David Dinkins
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Strange Political Seasons
I keep hearing how the Congressional race in New York is, somehow, a referendum on the presidency of Barack Obama. Usually, I would scoff at such fatuous prognosticating. But then, it’s been a strange political season. So, why not? This one will end when Obama leaves office. Things will return back to normal. The only…
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MANDELA—BORN TO RULE
By GENE MUSTAIN and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers | Sunday, April 3, 1994 JOHANNESBURG—He carries himself like he was born to power—and he was, 75 years ago, in a hut at the bottom of the African continent. His family ran the village; a cousin, with whom he lived while a teen, was…
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NEW CHALLENGES FOR A NEW NATION: Sharpton Sees Lesson in South Africa Voting
By GENE MUSTAIN and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers | Sunday, May 1, 1994 JOHANNESBURG—After a whirlwind, emotional visit, the Rev. Al Sharpton flew home to New York yesterday with stars in his eyes. “If only I could bring home in a bottle the hope and spirit I saw here, it would change…
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Hizzoner’s Relationship Not Private Affair by JIM DWYER
Sunday, May 07, 2000 Last fall, a Daily News reporter wondered why the mayor had vanished most summer weekends. For years, the mayor made public appearances on Saturdays or Sundays all summer long, so reporter Michael O. Allen asked the mayor’s press office about his schedule. Because the answers were vague, Allen asked for the…
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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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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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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 Going on ‘Cos’
December 12, 1996 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer Mayor Giuliani will dust off his acting skills today when he tapes an episode of “Cosby,” guest-starring as himself on the CBS sitcom. Is Shakespeare in the Park next? Giuliani laughed when asked if his latest acting foray was a sign of things to…