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He was so synonymous with political graft that today William Marcy Tweed is recalled mainly by the sobriquet Boss. But Novelist Morris Renek knows that the bulbous, corrupt Tammany Hall leader was not merely a caricaturist's dream. He was an authentic 19th century figure with plans and desires -- not...
In past years, only around 20 percent of alumni have voted in the overseers election. But this year graduates should not forego their first chance in a long time to have some voice in University policy decisions. By electing the three divestment candidates, alumni will be challenging the Tammany Hall...
Javits' father, a onetime Talmudic scholar from the Ukraine, worked as a janitor. He was also a ward heeler for the Tammany Hall Democratic machine, an unsavory sideline that later helped drive the son to the Republicans. After working his way through Columbia University and New York University School of...
The Marcos who came to power by democratic election in 1965 was a nationalistic social reformer. In his first inaugural address, he claimed that "our government is gripped in the iron hand of venality, its treasury is barren . . . its armed forces demoralized and its councils sterile." Marcos strongly identified himself...
At a White House ceremony marking National Crime Prevention Week, "McGruff" the bloodhound dropped in on President Ronald Reagan, 73, to shake paws. The 6-ft. trench-coated pooch (played by Sgt. Winston Cavendish of the St. Tammany Parish, La., sheriffs department) was attending in his capacity as "spokesdog" for...