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Patronage allegations Seems like Governor have hurt him; needs to THE Bland, but he can be remind Democrats which INSIDE ruthless. He has taken the party Pataki is in. SCOOP lead by moving to the Prayer may help--he's a center and winning crucial trained minister labor support

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2002: New York: Bleeding-Heart Republican | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...Pataki's smooth glide toward a third term represents a personal triumph: the obscure state senator from Peekskill rose to fame eight years ago by toppling the mercurial Mario Cuomo, thanks mainly to being so unlike him. Like the straight man in old screwball comedies, the man who made bland a brand owed his success to being unobjectionable; but he owes his survival, in a state with 5 Democrats for every 3 Republicans, to moving so far to the center that the center itself has moved. He gave the teachers a raise; he subsidized prescription drugs for seniors; he boosted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2002: New York: Bleeding-Heart Republican | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...lumpenproles included), has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and was named one of the 101 essential things in New York City by Time Out: New York magazine. Harvard’s band, by contrast, has long been known for its soporific quality—the marching bland, if you will...

Author: By Justin B. Shubow, | Title: Miracle Whip Funnier Than Harvard Band | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

Webmail is slowly taking over Harvard’s campus, transforming “checking e-mail” into a tedious ordeal. Instead of learning the quick, bland and easy telnet, first-years got their e-mail address over the summer and, alas, have started using webmail right away, not knowing the joys of SecureCRT or Nifty Telnet...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Dartboard | 10/16/2002 | See Source »

...Pataki's smooth glide toward a third term represents a personal triumph: the obscure state senator from Peekskill rose to fame eight years ago by toppling the mercurial Mario Cuomo, thanks mainly to being so unlike him. Like the straight man in old screwball comedies, the man who made bland a brand owed his success to being unobjectionable; but he owes his survival, in a state with 5 Democrats for every 3 Republicans, to moving so far to the center that the center itself has moved. He gave the teachers a raise; he subsidized prescription drugs for seniors; he boosted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pataki: New York's Bleeding-Heart Republican | 10/14/2002 | See Source »

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