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Extremely Dark-horse Candidate Enters Fray of Mayoral Campaign
You can get several Daily Intels for the price of one minute of AIG's existence.
Quirky performance artist and activist Reverend Billy is apparently running for mayor as the candidate of the Green Party, and his campaign co-chairwoman claims it's a completely legitimate and sincere endeavor. Of course, he doesn't really look like someone you want in charge during a devastatingly serious financial crisis. But actually, his platform of not buying things you don't need which he elucidates here in an anti-consumerist, possibly traumatizing Christmas carol may be more appropriate and appealing now than ever before. [NYT]
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