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                  <text>Kathleen DiSilvio&#13;
Mark Edmiston&#13;
Carole Gouaux&#13;
Richard Halvey&#13;
Nancy Klein&#13;
Adam Ray&#13;
Melissa Rodriguez&#13;
Masha Turchinsky&#13;
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1:05-Working on John  Spencer's campaign for over a year.&#13;
1:30-Being the head of the transition team.&#13;
2:22-Involvement in the desegregation crisis.&#13;
2:50-Repairing street lights in Yonkers.&#13;
3:18-John Spencer's political career.&#13;
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7:12-Living in northwest Yonkers.&#13;
8:26-The Blizzard of 1996.&#13;
9:15-Working at the as Director of Public Affairs.&#13;
10:43-Meeting his wife in high school.&#13;
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27:32-Moving into his parent's home when they moved to North Carolina.&#13;
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