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Alexandria Vs. Goliath? Ocasio-Cortez Calls Amazon Move To NYC Area 'Extremely Concerning' Alexandria Vs. Goliath? Ocasio-Cortez Calls Amazon Move To NYC Area 'Extremely Concerning'
Alexandria Vs. Goliath? Ocasio-Cortez Calls Amazon Move To NYC Area 'Extremely Concerning' No one can accuse Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of not sticking her neck out, or taking the road less traveled. The newly elected congresswoman, the youngest ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, said she opposes the state and New York City tax breaks being handed over to Amazon for creating a secondary headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. Ocasio-Cortez, 29, will represent the Bronx and Queens starting in January. She was not alone in her criticism of the Amazon headquarters' deal. New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson blasted the multi-bill…

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Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Bans Press From Town Hall Forum Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Bans Press From Town Hall Forum
Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Bans Press From Town Hall Forum Does the young Democratic Socialist upstart, upsetter from Westchester and the Bronx support a Free Press, or not?  The 28-year-old Congressional candidate banned the news media from a Town Hall meeting after news reporters "mobbed her" during an earlier New York event, according to this report in the Queens Chronicle.  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday, Aug. 13 that stops on her listening tour throughout the district, like the one held a day earlier in Corona, are “intended for lively, compassionate discourse with a diversity of viewpoints.” The Democratic candidate and…

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Love Her, Hate Her? 'Bronx Girl' From Yorktown Becoming Political Force From Coast To Coast Love Her, Hate Her? 'Bronx Girl' From Yorktown Becoming Political Force From Coast To Coast
Love Her, Hate Her? 'Bronx Girl' From Yorktown Becoming Political Force From Coast To Coast This story has been updated. Whether you love her, or hate her, New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a rising national political presence. On network TV, and now, on both U.S. Coasts. The 28-year-old Democratic Socialist who upset top congressional Democrat Joe Crowley in the June primary appeared at two, large sold-out campaign fundraising appearances in San Francisco. And thousands more Ocacio fans and/or supporters unsuccessfully tried to book tickets via social media websites, according to multiple reports. "We need to reclaim this party," Ocasio-Cort…

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