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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.
