Prometheus 6

I read this headline

Giuliani's Ties to Black New York Troubled

and said to myself, "They can't be troubled because he has no ties to Black New York."

But Giuliani's mayoral tenure was also marked by an almost toxic relationship with African Americans in the city, a relationship that shows no sign of healing 5 1/2 years after Giuliani left Gracie Mansion. When he won a second term in 1997 with more than 55 percent of the vote, he received just 20 percent of the black vote.

...Asked about the strains in 1997, he replied: "They are alive -- how 'bout we start with that. You can't help people more directly than to save lives."

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