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News Christine Quinn Wins Orthodox Applause With Vow to Aid Religious Schools
New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn courted Modern Orthodox leaders, highlighting her support for city aid to private religious schools. Quinn drew applause with comments on key issues like school aid and special education in a speech to a group of communal and religious school leaders in the Manhattan offices of the Orthodox Union…
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The Schmooze Lena Dunham Endorses Scott Stringer
Lena Dunham, native New Yorker, has spoken. The writer, director and producer of the HBO series “Girls”, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce who she supports in the hot race for the city’s third most important municipal office — New York City Comptroller. I’m a native New Yorker & I like my leaders with…
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Fast Forward Eliot Spitzer Grabs Early Lead in Polls as Comeback Gains Traction
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who is attempting a political comeback five years after resigning from office in a prostitution scandal, is leading the race to be New York City’s next comptroller, according to a poll released on Wednesday. Spitzer’s reputation as the “Sheriff of Wall Street” was eclipsed in 2008 by the scandal…
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The Schmooze Justin Bieber Pees in Public
I think it’s fair to say that you can officially be labeled a child star brat once you casually drop your pants in a restaurant kitchen and urinate into a mop bucket on your way out of a club. Who would do such a thing, you might ask? The answer, unsurprisingly, is Justin Bieber. According…
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Fast Forward Eliot Spitzer Would Face Fellow Jew Scott Stringer in Battle for Comptroller
Eliot Spitzer is re-entering politics to run for New York City comptroller, five years after resigning as New York governor in a prostitution scandal. Spitzer, a Democrat, said he saw a more activist role for the comptroller, the city’s chief financial officer, and told Reuters he hoped voters were ready to move on from his…
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Fast Forward Got Dirt on Anthony Weiner? GOP Wants To Hear Women’s Horror Stories
Got dirt on Anthony Weiner? The Republican frontrunner in the race for Gracie Mansion wants to hear from you. GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota says he wants women who have dated Weiner or have been “disrespected” by the disgraced Congressman-turned-wannabe mayor to come forward with their horror stories. “I hope [women] will come to the…
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News Anthony Weiner Surges in New York Mayor Polls — But Lags Among Jews
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner is surging in the polls, but he has practically everybody except Jewish voters to thank for his comeback. The disgraced ex-Congressman is drawing large chunks of the black, Latino and Asian vote — but Jews like him even less than they did a month ago when he first…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner Charges Into Lead in New York Mayor Poll
Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner, attempting a political comeback two years after resigning in disgrace from the legislature, has taken the lead over his Democratic rivals in the race for New York City mayor, a poll showed. Weiner, the only Jewish candidate, has the backing of 25 percent of registered Democrats, while City Council Speaker Christine…
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