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Albany: Foreclosure bill
Spin CyclePaterson and the legislature have agreed on a bill to address the sub-prime crisis. Key provisions: 90-day notice before foreclosure proceedings are instituted, and a mandatory settlement conference requiring face-to-face meeting with homeowner and...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Darryl C Towns
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Albany: Smith calls for special session
Spin CycleJames Madore in Albany reports: State Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith called Tuesday for the Legislature to reconvene in a special session to tackle the crisis on Wall Street. Smith (D-Queens) asked Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville...Tags: Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Rockville Centre, American International Group, New York
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Albany: Delaware North gets Aqueduct
Spin CycleFor those who have been following it: Paterson announces today that Delaware North gets the deal to operate Video Lottery Terminals at Aqueduct. Two releases after the jump.......Tags: Heads of State, Politics, Regional Authority, Travel, Schools
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Mayor Mike tapes campaign calls for a former foe
Spin CycleMayor Michael Bloomberg, who aspires to become this century's one-man Tammany Hall, last night was the voice on robo-calls in the 55th S.D. -- for Sen. Serphin Maltese (left), on whose electoral survival today the state Senate's Republican majority......Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Regional Authority, Politics, Republican Party
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GOP Senate: Acting glum
Spin CycleDan Janison reports from the Rockville Centre Republican Club, where GOP Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is hidden away and the vibe is glum. Perhaps funereal. Some people are tearful, some are hugging each other. With Caesar Trunzo and Serph......Tags: Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Politics, Upper House, Republican Party
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NY Senate: Frank delayed could equal Dean denied
Spin CycleThe Democrats' upcoming 32-30 edge in the State Senate would grow to 33-29 if - at the end of that recount in Queens - James Gennaro unseats veteran Republican Sen. Frank Padavan. If that happens, Sen. Malcolm Smith would......Tags: National Government, Frank Padavan, Government
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Islanders-sponsored blogger invites reporters to fly
WatchdogInteresting debate over the weekend about the idea of reporters going back to traveling with teams they cover - with Baumbach on one side and Botta on the other. I'm with Baumbach, who says it's a bad idea, but I......Tags: Donald Trump, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Sean Avery, New York
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Holder at Justice: Bad old days are over
The Swampby Frank James Today was supposed to be Eric Holder's day, with his swearing-in as the nation's first black attorney general. But his historic moment was overshadowed by news that two other choices of President Barack Obama for high-profile......Tags: Heads of State, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Vermont, Patrick Leahy
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Taking a toll: East River bridge fight revived
Spin CycleQuestion: What could the three Democrats in a room in Albany offer to try to entice Long Island and Queens legislators into backing tolls on East River crossings? There's no definitive answer yet. Not closing the Long Island Rail......Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Sheldon Silver, Democratic Party, Long Island Rail Road, Manhattan (New York City)
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Madoff headed to hellish jail, SEC still in doghouse
The SwampDisgraced financier Bernard Madoff enters a federal court in New York City on March 12, 2009. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) by Frank James Physicians get to bury their mistakes, it's said. And federal regulators get to see theirs......Tags: Politics, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, WorldCom Incorporated
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Pension probe: The good, the bad and the connected
Spin CycleThree brief points on the expanding pension probe: 1. Steve Rattner, head of the Quadrangle private investment firm, is first and foremost identified in news reports as Obama's chief advisor on the auto industry, which he is. But the......Tags: Pension and Welfare, Elementary Schools, Values, John Kelly, Politics
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Swine flu 'emergency: U.S. 20, no panic
The Swampby Jim Tankersley Federal officials today declared a public health emergency involving human swine flu, warning Americans to prepare for widespread outbreaks now or in the future, yet urging them not to panic. In a briefing at the White House,......Tags: Janet Napolitano, Heads of State, Emergency Planning, Politics, Texas
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