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Albany, NY
As a David Soares campaign volunteer, I was delighted to read Katrina vanden Heuvel's weblog and Katha Pollitt's comments about Soares's campaign for district attorney of Albany County ["Subject to Debate," Oct. 25]. I believe your readers would be pleased to know that the man who achieved the "stunning landslide victory" in the September primary is black. Soares's triumph was not only a major challenge to the Albany Democratic Party machine but an unprecedented challenge to a local power structure that marginalizes African-Americans. When elected, David will be the second black district attorney in New York State's history.
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