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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I can already see the headlines that will be generated from the following line the mayor just delivered:</p>
<p>"It's no secret that the state legislature has been giving away the store getting no productivity in return and saddling our children with costly pension giveaways. It's time for Albany to stop playing Santa Claus with the city's money."</p>
<p>You can't lose, it seems, by bashing Albany.</p>
<p><em>-- Azi Paybarah</em></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can already see the headlines that will be generated from the following line the mayor just delivered:</p>
<p>"It's no secret that the state legislature has been giving away the store getting no productivity in return and saddling our children with costly pension giveaways. It's time for Albany to stop playing Santa Claus with the city's money."</p>
<p>You can't lose, it seems, by bashing Albany.</p>
<p><em>-- Azi Paybarah</em></p>
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