By Aaron Short
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Two weeks after the general election, Assemblymember Vito Lopez (D-Williamsburg) is looking forward to a busy legislative agenda in Albany this winter.
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Brooklyn: November 3 is slowly becoming a distant memory, but borough political wonks are still talking about Mayor Bloomberg’s slim victory over Comptroller William Thompson. This week our column takes a differant approach, focusing on what public school parents thought of the Mayor and just how much did Hizzoner’s Spanish classes help him at the polls. Read on for more.
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By Thomas Tracy
Courier-Life
Council District 39: Joe Nardiello just won’t let things go.
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By Stephen Witt and Aaron Short
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: With the election year complete and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s job secure, Brooklyn’s delegation in the City Council are looking to increase their clout and pocketbooks by heading up committees and vying for leadership positions that come with stipends on top of council member’s annual $112,500 salary.
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By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper
McMahon on Line 1: He voted against the House health care bill, but freshman Rep. Mike McMahon still says he wants health care reform.
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