Morning Read: Thank A Vet

Why Cathie Black? “The mayor relied on someone he knew through business and social networks, someone squarely in his comfort

Why Cathie Black? “The mayor relied on someone he knew through business and social networks, someone squarely in his comfort zone of wealthy and socially prominent Upper East Side residents, someone with whom he has shared many friends and colleagues, dinners and drinks,” the NYT reports.

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Morning Read: Thank A Vet