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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:14:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<p>Citizens Union has posted online <a href="http://www.citizensunion.org/programs_reports/Council_Advertising.pdf" target="_blank">its study on how City Council members spend taxpayer dollars to raise their profiles</a>.</p>
<p>  I’m not sure what benefit top spenders like Michael Nelson and Helen Sears got for their expenditures, but others at the top of the list are widely known to be eyeing races for other offices: <a href="/2007/recchias-fund-raiser" target="_blank">Domenic Recchia is running for congress</a>. James Gennaro is likely taking a shot at state Senator Frank Padavan’s seat. <a href="/2007/politicker?page=6&amp;mini=2007/6" target="_blank">Joel Rivera may run for Bronx Borough President</a>, and James Oddo may run for Borough President on Staten Island.</p>
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<p>Citizens Union has posted online <a href="http://www.citizensunion.org/programs_reports/Council_Advertising.pdf" target="_blank">its study on how City Council members spend taxpayer dollars to raise their profiles</a>.</p>
<p>  I’m not sure what benefit top spenders like Michael Nelson and Helen Sears got for their expenditures, but others at the top of the list are widely known to be eyeing races for other offices: <a href="/2007/recchias-fund-raiser" target="_blank">Domenic Recchia is running for congress</a>. James Gennaro is likely taking a shot at state Senator Frank Padavan’s seat. <a href="/2007/politicker?page=6&amp;mini=2007/6" target="_blank">Joel Rivera may run for Bronx Borough President</a>, and James Oddo may run for Borough President on Staten Island.</p>
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