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And Ken Biberaj, a businessman who is running in a competitive City Council race to represent the Upper West Side, has mailed a letter and has buttonholed people outside the subway and on the streets.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2012

Behind the scenes, the First Lady and soon-to-be New York Senator has buttonholed the chamber's old hands on how she should act to fit into the club.

From Time Magazine Archive