In the January 17 issue of The New York Times, Matt Van Buren, president of the New York tristate region of CBRE Group ( CBG) explained the strength of the Manhattan submarkets: The Midtown South market is obviously coming off of a very strong 2012.

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The DNC is a political tradition that dates back to 1832, when Democrat Martin Van Buren secured his position as running mate to incumbent president Andrew Jackson.

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It was played at the inaugurations of Presidents Martin Van Buren in 1837 and John Tyler in 1841, according to historians, and during the administration of President James Polk from 1845 to 1849 it became routinely played any time the president entered a room during public occasions.

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