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| | In New York, Fringe Politics in Mainstream - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Sharpton, seeking to gain legitimacy as a candidate, began distancing himself from the two and from their New Alliance Party, as questions about his past association with them threatened to undermine his campaign and his credibility. |
 | | Through the party, Dr. Fulani and Dr. Newman, who were once considered eccentric figures on the political fringe, have found new stature, to the point where Republicans like Gov. George E. Pataki to Democrats like Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and United States Senator Charles E. Schumer have courted their party's support. |
 | | As is often the case in politics, the alliance between the mayor, a self-made billionaire, and Dr. Newman appears to be one of political convenience. |
| www.nytimes.com /2005/05/28/nyregion/28party.html?ex=1274932800&en=8850f78890a45cbb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (703 words) |
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