Thompson, Weprin Rap Mike On Water Board Rate Hikes
      City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. and Councilmember David Weprin, who are seeking the Democratic Party nominations for mayor and city comptroller, respectively, both blasted Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent double-digit water rate increases and also called for loosening the board's makeup and authority to reduce the mayor's influence over it.
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Surprised Dems Might Well Ask, 'Where Do We Go From Here?'
Political Analysis
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      After the unexpected far reaching events that transformed state senate leadership during Monday's chaotic session as Republicans displaced the Democrats with a sneak attack that was far more effective and efficient than their efforts at the polls last November,
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