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News Knives Out After Democrats Lose Weiner’s Seat
Democrats from the White House to Congress and the streets of Queens were pointing fingers at one another after the humiliating loss of a longtime Democratic-held seat to Republicans. The Daily News reported that many operatives were blaming Queens party leader Rep. Joe Crowley for picking lackluster candidate David Weprin, who lost miserably to the…
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Fast Forward Onetime Jewish Jail Chaplain Accused of Housing Fraud
A New York CIty jail chaplain who was fired for organizing “bar mitzvah” bashes behind bars is now accused of abusing federal housing subsidies. Brooklyn Rabbi Leib Glanz was arrested along with his brother for allegedly stealing $220,000 in subsidized-housing benefits, the city Department of Investigations said in a press release. The politically connected Satmar…
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News Decision Day in Fight for Weiner’s Seat
Voters go to the polls today in the fight between Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner for Anthony Weiner’s old Congressional seat. Opinion polls show a surprisingly close race between Weprin, considered a safe choice, and Turner, who ran against Weiner before. Turner closed his campaign with a flurry of TV ads touting his…
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Fast Forward Second Poll Shows Weprin Trailing Race for Congress
A second poll has shown frontrunner Democrat David Weprin trailing Republican Bob Turner in Tuesday’s special election to fill the Congressional seat held by ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner. The new Public Policy Polling survey shows Weprin behind Turner by 47-41%, the Daily News reported. Another poll found a similar result last week. Weprin, an Orthodox Jew,…
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Fast Forward Weprin and Turner Fight Down to Wire for Weiner’s Seat
With just days to go before a special election, Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner scrambled for votes in the fight to replace disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner. Nervous Democrats lavished attention on the race, once considered safe, with everyone from Sen. Kirsten GIllibrand (D-N.Y.) to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) chipping in on Weprin’s side,…
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News Weprin Airs TV Ads in Close Race for Weiner’s Seat
Democrat David Weprin is reportedly spending more than $250,000 on TV ads as he seeks to win a tight battle with Republican Bob Turner for disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner seat. The New York Post reported that Weprin, an Orthodox Jew, has allocated $157,600 for broadcast ads and $102,817 for cable, and says the numbers could…
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Books Gabrielle Giffords Memoir Out November 15
The previously announced memoir by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, will be out November 15 according to its publisher, Scribner. The memoir will be titled “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.” The book is said to focus on Giffords and Kelly’s relationship, from their courtship until after the January 8 shooting…
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News Turner and Weprin Trade Barbs in Fight for Weiner’s Seat
Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner traded barbs on a radio show Tuesday just a week before they face off in a race for disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s old seat. Touting an endorsement from ex-Gov. George Pataki, Turner has sought to make the special election a referendum on President Obama and especially his perceived…
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