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The Disillusionment of Jimmy Dahroug, Long Island Progressive
Although he's only 29 years old, Jimmy Dahroug has reason to be improbably jaded.
The former State Senate candidate recently had to abandon his third bid to unseat longtime incumbent Caesar Trunzo, more or less because it had become logistically impossible for him to win. read more »
DFNYC Puts 'No-Brainer' Support For Obama on Display
Democracy for New York City's Fourth Annual "Summer Cocktail Reception" was all about Barack Obama.
Held at the downtown bar M1-5, the event's theme was "Unity '08," a reference, apparently, to bringing Democrats together (and not to the group that wanted Michael Bloomberg to run for president).
As the guests trickled in, DFNYC finance director Lewis Cohen decorated the bar with "Obama '08" signs.
"I have no doubt we will endorse," he told me.
"I think people are looking at the total candidate," said City Councilman Tony Avella, also a long-shot mayoral candidate. "He [Obama] stands for change, and we need change in the city. read more »
