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OP-ED: Winning is easier than governing: David Dinkins’ lesson for Mamdani

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By James Barney
| New York Amsterdam News Verified
In 1989, David Dinkins made history as New York City’s first Black mayor. Yet four years later, voters denied him a second term, and his administration was widely and unfairly labeled a failure. Zohran Mamdani remains broadly popular among New Yorkers. However, Mamdani should study the Dinkins era because the structural pressures of governing New York will inevitably test the coalition that elected him.
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Finnegan Expands U.S. Platform with Launch of Dallas Office

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By Hope Shimabuku, Frank A. DeCosta III, James Barney
| finnegan.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2026 Former USPTO Regional Director Hope Shimabuku to lead new office; former McKool Smith partner and prominent Texas patent trial and appellate lawyer Christian Hurt joins to bolster Finnegan’s trial practice in Texas. DALLAS—Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP extends its presence with the opening of a new office in Dallas—the firm’s first office in Texas and second new office in five years, following its opening in Munich in 2022.
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Prompt Fidelity: Measuring How Much of Your Intent an AI Agent Actually Executes

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By James Barney
| Towards Data Science
Spotify just shipped “Prompted Playlists” in beta. I built a few playlists and discovered that the LLM behind the agent tries to fulfill your request, but fails because it doesn’t know enough but won’t admit it. Here’s what I mean: one of my first playlist prompts was “songs in a minor key within rock”. The playlist was swiftly created. I then added the caveat “and no song should have more than 10 million plays”.
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