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Transcript: Analysis: Antonio Villaraigosa elected mayor of Los Angeles
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MADELEINE BRAND
NPR Special
05-18-2005
Analysis: Antonio Villaraigosa elected mayor of Los Angeles
Host: MADELEINE BRAND
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
MADELEINE BRAND, host:
The last time Los Angeles had a Latino mayor, Ulysses S. Grant was president. That was 133 years ago. Today there is another. Los Angeles voters gave City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa a landslide victory over incumbent Mayor James Hahn yesterday. It was a bitter rematch for two candidates who often made it clear they didn't like each other. As NPR's Philip Bruce reports, Villaraigosa won by bringing together voters who have rarely agreed on anything.
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PHILIP BRUCE reporting:
Mariachis, klezmer ...