By Staff 11/02/06 3:03pm

The Other Maureen

Anybody who shares a name with an elected official, candidate, or press aide, can sympathize with Maureen Donovan whose last name is one letter off from the very busy press aide to congressman John Sweeney (of the infamous 911 calls).

Here’s Donovan’s automated response to from Donovan’s Yahoo account:

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By Staff 8/03/06 10:13am

Calling Mr. Available…

The state Democratic Party takes an original approach today to criticizing Rep. John Sweeney, attempting to quantify his lack of dedication to his upstate district by counting the number of times the congressman has blown off local media outlets.

I’m not sure sticking up for the press is a great vote-getting strategy — as aggrieved Read More