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AL SHARPTON'S DILEMMA
The Saturated Center:
Independent Politics in a "What's Next?" World
Page 5, by Jacqueline Salit

"Unlike Mike Bloomberg, Al Sharpton seems to want to run for President. Bloomberg is an independent, a man without a national party, and that is no small part of his political appeal. Al Sharpton is a Democrat."

BLOOMBERG'S ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE, Page 13, by Frank Luntz & Page 14, by Josh Gerstein

"Journalists have been speculating for months about the possibility of an independent presidential run by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Wealthy, popular and out-of-the-box, his advisors have stoked talk of a "Bloomberg Scenario" in 2008. Will he or won't he?"

CALIFORNIA TEAMIN', Page 18

"Phil Angelides was endorsed for Governor of CA by Independent Voice, an association seeking political recognition for CA's 3.6 million independent voters."

BARACK OBAMA'S DRAMA, Page 33, Talk Talk, Sunday, October 22, 2006

"The Obama Drama"

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