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NEWS ABOUT: Ed Koch

Ed Koch stories: 4 news summaries

Film Outs Pols, Draws Fire From All Sides

Documentary that targets Crist has even gay groups worried

May 8, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Outrage isn’t a conventional summer blockbuster, but its central aim will surely prove explosive: outing prominent politicians who have opposed gay causes. “It’s the responsibility of journalists and filmmakers to report on hypocrisy wherever they see it,” director Kirby Dick told the San Francisco Chronicle. His... More »

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entertainment • homophobia • GOP • Charlie Crist • Ed Koch • homosexual • Republicans • politicians • Kirby Dick

 Palin 'Scary,' Koch Says 
 in Endorsing Obama 

Former NYC mayor, who campaigned for Bush in '04, rips Alaska book-banning

Sep 9, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ed Koch, the former Democratic New York mayor who has skipped among political parties for 15 years, today endorsed Barack Obama for president. Why, Ben Smith asked him for Politico? “The designation of (Sarah) Palin to be vice president. She's scary.” Koch says foreign attacks aren’t all... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ed Koch • political endorsement • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Rudy the Dragon Slayer? Not Quite

New York examines Giuliani's claims to be New York's savior

Dec 8, 07 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's campaign pitch presents him as nothing less than the savior of New York, the only man tough enough to tame the big bad city. Not surprisingly, not all New Yorkers buy it, writes Chris Smith of New York. “It’s insulting to every New Yorker that... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New York City • family values • Ed Koch

House Bans Bias Against Gays at Work

Major civil rights measure now
moves to Senate

Nov 7, 07 10:14 PM CST
(Newser) - It took more than 30 years, but House Democrats today passed a bill banning workplace discrimination against homosexuals, the New York Times reports. Thirty-five Republicans joined 200 Democrats to pass the legislation, which would amend the Civil Rights Act and safeguard workers against discrimination because of their “actual... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • gay rights • workplace discrimination • Ted Kennedy • House of Representatives • homosexuality • Civil Rights Act • Human Rights Campaign • Susan Collins • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force • Ed Koch • Employment Nondiscrimination Act • Stonewall Rebellion

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