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	<title>The City Desk &#187; election day</title>
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		<title>Friday Facts: Diebold, Orange Julius, Farley</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2006/11/10/friday-facts-diebold-orange-julius-farley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: Number of formal complaints about electronic voting machines in Tuesday&#8217;s election: 435 :: Number of these complaints which came from districts actually using electronic voting machines in Tuesday&#8217;s election: 428 :: City&#8217;s Oldest Library: The Mechanics Association Private Membership Library, Halpern between 5th and 6th (est. 1842) :: Current Mechanics Library cardholders: 1,459 (down from 5,342 in 1866, up from 471 in 1983) :: Current Public Library cardholders: 402,173 ::Mechanics Library annual circulation: 6,829 books and magazines :: Public library annual circulation (system wide): 14,344,449 books, magazines, audio books, DVDs, filmstrips, etc. :: Number of Orange Julius stands downtown when the company was bought by Dairy Queen in 1999: 3 :: Number of Orange Julius stands currently operating downtown: 0 :: Number of former Orange Julius stands which currently operate under a different name, yet offer a chilled, creamy orange-flavored beverage as their signature drink: 1 (the California Sunshine Orange Bar on 7th) :: New balloons announced this week for the city&#8217;s annual Thanksgiving parade: 2, Kermit the Frog and Charlie Brown :: Balloons which were announced to be &#8216;retired&#8217; this week from Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving parade in New York: 2, Kermit the Frog and Charlie Brown :: Grand total [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Day After</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outgoing state representative Michael Prufrock&#8217;s concession speech late last night in the Twilight Ballroom of the Hilton Garden Plaza was but one in a long line of such speeches given in that spot over the decades. Since its opening in 1906, the hotel&#8217;s elegant decor and central location has made it a favorite spot for candidates to hold their election night parties, whether they end up being in victory or pity. Looking at the numbers, though, it would seem that pity tips the ledger. Of the 97 election night affairs held there, 73 have ended up being for the losing candidate, causing area television viewers to often see the graphic &#8220;Live: Hilton Garden Plaza (or Windemire Hotel until ten years ago), Downtown&#8221; at the bottom of their screens during concession speeches by mayors, council people, senators, representatives and even union presidents. There have been a lot of tears shed in this room, but not always. Bartender Otis Welling has worked many of these events over his 30 years at the hotel and he says it all depends on the candidate- &#8220;Peter Jeffries- that man lost three times in a row- every single one, he&#8217;d tell people to keep drinking and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briefs: Election Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: Some of the odder places where people will be casting their votes around the city today- Hanson&#8217;s Barber Shop, Warnum Avenue&#8230;Barkay Bros. Funeral Home, East Folkim Street&#8230; The back room of Genardi&#8217;s Pizza, Halpern Street&#8230; The garage of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Thall, Locust Court in Wyndhurst&#8230; St. Stephen&#8217;s Catholic Church, East Main&#8230; :: In terms of political parties, things usually alternate between the Democratic and Republican machines switching off every couple of terms. In 1987, however, Libertarian Harry Geer ended up giving both parties a breather in an administration that saw the elimination of much of the city&#8217;s health codes, the privatization of the Streets and Sanitation Departments, the almost-sale of Old City Hall so that it could be razed and turned into a parking garage as well as a great many other methodical dismantlings of city government. The Republicans came back in for the next election, undid most of Geer&#8217;s actions and everyone kind of pretended it never happened. :: In this morning&#8217;s Journal-American, there&#8217;s a nice story on the Ballot Riots of 1952. :: On the local ballot this year is a measure to repeal one passed four years ago which gave a first shot at [...]]]></description>
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