Saratoga Springs politics at a boil: Democratic candidates for mayor refighting old battles during divisive primary.

From: Times Union (Albany, NY) | Date: September 16, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Dennis Yusko

Sep. 16--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Mayor Valerie Keehn held a news conference outside City Hall to denounce Gordon Boyd, her opponent in Tuesday's Democratic primary, for "Karl Rove" tactics. A giant dump truck roared past five different times, drowning out speakers and prompting accusations of interference. A man stood by and videotaped the episode for YouTube.

That intraparty blow-up last week was about building a new $17 million public safety facility and how to pay for it. But it served as an apt metaphor for the state of city Democrats, who are ...

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