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Monday, February 04, 2013
Political Junkie
Ed Koch, New York City And The Politics Of Resentment And Race
February 4, 2013 Ed Koch was elected mayor of New York City in 1977 by being fresh, honest, optimistic and independent. By the time he lost, in a 1989 bid for a 4th term, voters had tired of corruption and racial tension that had become widespread in the city. Koch died on Friday at age 88.
Friday, February 01, 2013
The Two-Way
Ed Koch, Flamboyant Former New York City Mayor, Dies
February 1, 2013 The three-term former mayor, who led the city out of its financial crisis in the late '70s, was 88. Known for asking "hey, how'm I doing?" he was sometimes too candid for his own political good. But when the city needed a lift, he was everywhere. He thought it needed a big personality — his.
