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| | Tampa's Own Knights Who Say "NI, NI!": From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | This is probably going to come as something of shock to John Dingfelder, but on the political clout food chain, being a Tampa City Council member is somewhere between a Strawberry Festival shortcake judge and World Wrestling Entertainment referee. |
 | | Of course, when you just proposed cutting merit pay raises for 2,250 city employees, only to then try to hire a landscaper for $837,000 to develop a luxury item river walk, it does sort of have a let-them-eat-mullet feel to it. |
 | | But Iorio's dream hit a rough patch with some council members, who got all pouty that they didn't have a chance to meet with Balsley before approving his appointment. |
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