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G'Kar
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St. Louis, USA
Aug 2003
time: 23:31
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Mayor John Street easily won re-election against a familiar rival Tuesday in a racially charged campaign that became more so when an FBI bug was discovered in the incumbent's office.
The Democrat was leading Republican businessman Sam Katz, 59 to 41 percent with 66 percent of precincts reporting.
Minor violence and alleged intimidation were reported at polling places around the city.
The rematch between Street, who is black, and Katz, who is white, illustrated the dominance ethnicity still plays in elections in a city nearly evenly divided between the two races.
Street narrowly defeated Katz when they first faced off in 1999, and this year Katz had a slight lead in polls before October 7, when police discovered the FBI bug during what they described as a routine City Hall security sweep.
Street, 60, accused the Bush-controlled Justice Department of launching the probe for political reasons.
Black leaders suggested the FBI targeted the mayor because of his race.
Authorities refused to say what they are investigating, but have subpoenaed records about a variety of work performed by a Street fund-raiser.
Katz, 53, struggled to win over minorities with his vows to lower taxes and end City Hall cronyism.
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Thank God the voters of Philadelphia saw through the right-wing smear campaign and gave another mandate to a very successful Street Administration. The Bush White House has been overly politicized from day one, with Karl Rove spearheading operations across the country to abuse presidential power and unbalace the playing field (a la Richard Nixon).
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David Floyd
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The bottom of a large bottle of beer
Jan 1970
time: 05:31
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From what I heard, Street won through vote fraud. And that is very believable, to me.
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G'Kar
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St. Louis, USA
Aug 2003
time: 23:31
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Exactly, I'm sure the primary motivation was political (if Street was a Republican there wouldn't have beena bug). But being African-American made Street and even more tempting target for Rove & Ashcroft.
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G'Kar
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St. Louis, USA
Aug 2003
time: 23:31
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Originally posted by David Floyd
From what I heard, Street won through vote fraud. And that is very believable, to me. |
Clearly is was vote fraud, that's why all the polls weeks ahead of the election showed Street ahead too. It's a media conspiracy ...I'm sure that's Rush Limbaugh's view.
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G'Kar
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St. Louis, USA
Aug 2003
time: 23:31
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and an excuse for what?
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David Floyd
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The bottom of a large bottle of beer
Jan 1970
time: 05:31
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Oh, I dunno. Anything at all.
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Lincoln
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I think that O.J. Simson won his case as well but I am not sure... Facts are stubborn things but it can be fun to ignore them anyway if you are a Democrat.
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Lincoln
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The better crook or the better man??
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05-11-2003 08:51
Yes, everyone is after the black man 
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