I can't find this anywhere else.
But there's more to it than that. The Bush administration - which is in the midst of trying to sell the war to the public - filed a brief urging the judges to uphold denial of the permit. And the Bloomberg administration has no intention of forcing a St. Patrick's Day standstill instead of a parade - even though it's bigger and likely more raucous.
Thanks to Atrios for the link.
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Update: The Village Voice wrote about it in this week's issue.
