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Vivian Wang

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Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
There is an unwritten rule in Albany, New York, known as the Bear Mountain Compact, a promise that whatever happens north of Bear Mountain — a vast region that includes the state capital — stays there. For decades, that compact has governed Albany’s private meetings, its raucous fundraisers, its bars where legislators flock after session.