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NEWS ABOUT: public office

public office stories: 4 news summaries

NYC Pol Highlights Interracial Marriage—and Wins

One historian sees it as a 'post-Obama' moment

Oct 15, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill de Blasio's victory in the Democratic primary to be New York City's public advocate is a knock at the door of another racial hurdle. De Blasio’s wife is black, and his children interracial, a fact made clear in campaign ads and mailings. "For so long in American... More »

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New York City • campaign advertising • interracial marriage • President Obama • post-racial • political campaign • public office • Bill de Blasio • public advocate

OPINION

 Silly Security Overkill 
 Is Hurting Public Officials 

Are our precautions doing more harm than good?

Jul 30, 09 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, our public officials need protection—but things are getting out of hand, writes David Ignatius in the Washington Post. Since 9/11, “we have gotten so cranked up about security in the United States that senior officials travel in cocoons, as if they are under constant threat.” And... More »

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security • Secret Service • bodyguard • David Ignatius • public office

(Newser) - DIck Cheney's daughter Liz is considering a run for public office. “It's something I very well may do,” the lawyer and Bush-era State Department deputy secretary tells the Washington Times. Cheney says she's particularly worried about Congressional Democrats' attempts to hang charges of CIA meddling on her... More »

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Bush administration • Nancy Pelosi • Dick Cheney • CIA • State Department • vice president • Leon Panetta • Liz Cheney • USAID • public office

OPINION

Baldwin to CNN Anchor: I'll Run If I Want To

Would-be pol threatens to discuss hit-and-run bust...whoops

Jul 9, 09 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN’s Jack Cafferty sneered at Alec Baldwin’s possible entry into politics yesterday, noting that while newly sworn-in Sen. Al Franken is “Harvard educated,” Baldwin’s “credentials are questionable”—and the NYU grad is having none of it. “Perhaps New York University should print... More »

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crime • Senate • Alec Baldwin • feud • CNN • New York University • NYU • Al Franken • hit-and-run • Jack Cafferty • Harvard University • public office

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