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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Charlie Rangel took the stage looking emotional, and sounded a note of damaged pride and fierce determination, Thomas Kaplan reports. On stage, Rangel said of his critics, “If they didn’t think after 42 years that I was the best qualified, I promise them that in the next two years they’ll have no question about<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/rangel-wins-a-difficult-primary.html?_r=1&amp;ref=nyregion"> the fact that we elected the best.”</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/charles-barron-accept-landslide-loss-brooklyn-8th-congressional-district-hakeem-jeffries-article-1.1102968#ixzz1yzx8h9y7">Charles Barron called for a recount a</a>nd said he would not be calling Hakeem Jeffries to congratulate him on the win.</p>
<p>Leonard Greene says that the message to Charles Barron is <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/racial_arsonist_burned_by_his_own_5C9jheB6bVyqyw6bSN2HeI">"you weren't ready for prime time."</a></p>
<p>John Liu stopped by Nydia Velazquez's victory night party to declare <a href="http://www.cityandstateny.com/velazquez-rode-brownstone-brooklyn-les-hasidic-vote-victory/">"This is Nydialand!"</a><!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gop_goes_long_vs_gillibrand_DB8IF5qpLItQDcdW5OoPDM">Wendy Long ended the short political career</a> of Bob Turner, telling supporters “Kirsten Gillibrand said she wants more women in politics. <a href="http://poststar.com/news/local/doheny-long-win-gop-nominations/article_3d470562-c002-11e1-851e-0019bb2963f4.html">Tonight we are here to grant her wish.</a>”</p>
<p>Grace Meng must now turn <a href="http://www.cityandstateny.com/ny-6-general-election-meng-halloran-begins/">her attention to Dan Halloran. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lohud.com/article/BH/20120627/NEWS04/306260110/Democrat-Sean-Patrick-Maloney-set-challenge-Rep-Nan-Hayworth-House-seat?odyssey=nav|head&amp;nclick_check=1">Sean Patrick Maloney scored a decisive win over Richard Becker</a>, and will now face Nan Hayworth in the general, a race that will be a top priority for state Dems.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/us/politics/new-york-attorney-general-enters-campaign-finance-fray.html">Eric Schneiderman is investigating contributions</a> to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns.</p>
<p>Why its good to be the king: Mike Bloomberg had City Hall technicians wire <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hizzoner_cold_feat_lYxDIMuat7x4PL7nUbdBEM">an A/C unit into his car so that it won't be too hot when he gets in.</a></p>
<p>The Public Employee Federation, the state's second largest public employee union, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/insurgent-labor-group-ousts-leadership-state-government-largest-employee-union-article-1.1102943">ousted its president after members disapproved of a contract</a> the labor group reached with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/new-york-police-leave-raw-feelings-in-stops.html?ref=nyregion"><em>The Times</em> interviews over 100 people</a> who have been stopped and frisked by the police, and although their experiences vary, those stopped say the experience left them feeling intruded upon and humiliated.</p>
<p>A state appellate <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/appeals-court-calls-a-stop-and-frisk-illegal.html?ref=nyregion">court found the practice illegal.</a></p>
<p>Advocates are continuing <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/living-wage-bill-living-thanks-city-council-expected-override-bloomberg-veto-article-1.1102708">to push for a living wage bill. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/tappan-zee-bridge-plan-draws-complaints-and-questions.html?ref=nyregion">Replacing the unloved Tappan Zee is proving difficult</a>, with financing difficulties, toll increases likely, concerns about what will be the biggeset dredging project in the history of the Hudson, and no mass transit.</p>
<p>New York City's <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/york-shores-ranked-24th-worst-nation-water-quality-officials-safe-swim-article-1.1102927">beaches are not clean.</a></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Charlie Rangel took the stage looking emotional, and sounded a note of damaged pride and fierce determination, Thomas Kaplan reports. On stage, Rangel said of his critics, “If they didn’t think after 42 years that I was the best qualified, I promise them that in the next two years they’ll have no question about<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/rangel-wins-a-difficult-primary.html?_r=1&amp;ref=nyregion"> the fact that we elected the best.”</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/charles-barron-accept-landslide-loss-brooklyn-8th-congressional-district-hakeem-jeffries-article-1.1102968#ixzz1yzx8h9y7">Charles Barron called for a recount a</a>nd said he would not be calling Hakeem Jeffries to congratulate him on the win.</p>
<p>Leonard Greene says that the message to Charles Barron is <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/racial_arsonist_burned_by_his_own_5C9jheB6bVyqyw6bSN2HeI">"you weren't ready for prime time."</a></p>
<p>John Liu stopped by Nydia Velazquez's victory night party to declare <a href="http://www.cityandstateny.com/velazquez-rode-brownstone-brooklyn-les-hasidic-vote-victory/">"This is Nydialand!"</a><!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gop_goes_long_vs_gillibrand_DB8IF5qpLItQDcdW5OoPDM">Wendy Long ended the short political career</a> of Bob Turner, telling supporters “Kirsten Gillibrand said she wants more women in politics. <a href="http://poststar.com/news/local/doheny-long-win-gop-nominations/article_3d470562-c002-11e1-851e-0019bb2963f4.html">Tonight we are here to grant her wish.</a>”</p>
<p>Grace Meng must now turn <a href="http://www.cityandstateny.com/ny-6-general-election-meng-halloran-begins/">her attention to Dan Halloran. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lohud.com/article/BH/20120627/NEWS04/306260110/Democrat-Sean-Patrick-Maloney-set-challenge-Rep-Nan-Hayworth-House-seat?odyssey=nav|head&amp;nclick_check=1">Sean Patrick Maloney scored a decisive win over Richard Becker</a>, and will now face Nan Hayworth in the general, a race that will be a top priority for state Dems.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/us/politics/new-york-attorney-general-enters-campaign-finance-fray.html">Eric Schneiderman is investigating contributions</a> to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns.</p>
<p>Why its good to be the king: Mike Bloomberg had City Hall technicians wire <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hizzoner_cold_feat_lYxDIMuat7x4PL7nUbdBEM">an A/C unit into his car so that it won't be too hot when he gets in.</a></p>
<p>The Public Employee Federation, the state's second largest public employee union, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/insurgent-labor-group-ousts-leadership-state-government-largest-employee-union-article-1.1102943">ousted its president after members disapproved of a contract</a> the labor group reached with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/new-york-police-leave-raw-feelings-in-stops.html?ref=nyregion"><em>The Times</em> interviews over 100 people</a> who have been stopped and frisked by the police, and although their experiences vary, those stopped say the experience left them feeling intruded upon and humiliated.</p>
<p>A state appellate <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/appeals-court-calls-a-stop-and-frisk-illegal.html?ref=nyregion">court found the practice illegal.</a></p>
<p>Advocates are continuing <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/living-wage-bill-living-thanks-city-council-expected-override-bloomberg-veto-article-1.1102708">to push for a living wage bill. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/nyregion/tappan-zee-bridge-plan-draws-complaints-and-questions.html?ref=nyregion">Replacing the unloved Tappan Zee is proving difficult</a>, with financing difficulties, toll increases likely, concerns about what will be the biggeset dredging project in the history of the Hudson, and no mass transit.</p>
<p>New York City's <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/york-shores-ranked-24th-worst-nation-water-quality-officials-safe-swim-article-1.1102927">beaches are not clean.</a></p>
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