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Koch's cardiologist wanted to keep a closer eye on the 88-year-old, who was also showing an iron deficiency, spokesman George Arzt said.
WSJ: Former NYC mayor Koch moved to intensive care
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Koch was a friend of both Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was helpful during her successful campaign for the U.S. Senate from New York, according to Koch spokesman George Arzt.
WSJ: Bill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch's funeral in NYC
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In the first open field for mayor in more than a decade, these confessions are a "roll of the dice, " said George Arzt, a Democratic strategist who served as former Mayor Ed Koch's press secretary.
WSJ: Politicians Get Personal in This Year's New York Mayoral Race
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But there is a difference between what voters like on the campaign trail and what they'll accept at City Hall, said George Arzt, a former press secretary for Mr. Koch who now works as a political consultant.
WSJ: Candidate for Mayor Apologizes for Comment About Port Authority Police
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George Arzt, a consultant who once worked for Mr. Liu but is now unaffiliated with a campaign, thought that meant his 15% share of the vote in a matchup with the other candidates was likely the highest level his support could reach.
WSJ: Democratic Voters Favor Best-Known Mayoral Candidates in Early Polls
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If Weiner makes it at least to a widely expected Democratic primary runoff, as many feel he could, "then he will dramatically show that he's back and that he has a viable political career, even if he doesn't win, " said George Arzt, a veteran Democratic political consultant who isn't working with any mayoral candidates this year.
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