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Agree or else, Globe tells unionsBoston Globe management was continuing to negotiate concessions with its major unions well past a midnight deadline, but said it was prepared to file a plant closing notice with the state today if they failed to reach agreement (Boston Globe) *** At Deadline, No Deal Yet on Boston Globe’s Future (Times) *** GLOBE'S FATE UNCERTAIN AS DEADLINE PASSES *** BRIEF-Boston Globe union says offer more than adequate (Forbes) *** Globe Negotiations Turn 'Ominous,' Union Says *** End of Another Big Paper? Boston Globe Prepares to Shutter, NYT Co ... *** Shed no tears as Boston Globe fat gets Pinched *** Boston Globe Faces Shutdown **** Globe Unions Go Down to the Wire *** NY Times to File Notice It Will Close Boston Globe
Pay to Play TEACHERS HOLD $WAY These puppet masters' strings are spun from gold. The United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers unions funneled more than $9 million into their political arms... FEDS EYE EDWARDS' 'MISTRE$$' *** Edwards Faces Federal Probe of Campaign Funding *** Edwards Confirms Inquiry Into Finances *** THE INFLUENCE GAME: Lobbyists prosper in downturn *** Political Reform, Springfield Style With Illinois’s knack for enacting hollow reforms, a public vote on a civic commission’s prescription for fighting corruption is a good idea, NYT Ed *** Did John Edwards use campaign cash as hush money? *** N.Y. Fed Chair Faces Questions on Goldman *** The state IG is investigating whether two unnamed state officials caught in Albany's parking ticket scandal broke the Public Officers Law
Pay to Play TEACHERS HOLD $WAY These puppet masters' strings are spun from gold. The United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers unions funneled more than $9 million into their political arms... FEDS EYE EDWARDS' 'MISTRE$$' *** Edwards Faces Federal Probe of Campaign Funding *** Edwards Confirms Inquiry Into Finances *** THE INFLUENCE GAME: Lobbyists prosper in downturn *** Political Reform, Springfield Style With Illinois’s knack for enacting hollow reforms, a public vote on a civic commission’s prescription for fighting corruption is a good idea, NYT Ed *** Did John Edwards use campaign cash as hush money? *** N.Y. Fed Chair Faces Questions on Goldman *** The state IG is investigating whether two unnamed state officials caught in Albany's parking ticket scandal broke the Public Officers Law
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As Reported in True News First Cuomo: The New Sheriff of Wall Street *** NY PensionGate Explodes in New Mexico *** True News Pensiongate *** Whose Guarding the People's Pensions? *** True News PensionGate *** Stories We Like to See in the MSM The Silence of the Lions: What the Comptroller Candidates Don't Want You to Know *** The Wolf at Thompson's Door
PensionGate Cuomo pension probe goes nationwide *** Hevesi aide a pension fund octopus Hank Morris, the indicted top political aide to former state Controller Alan Hevesi, had his tentacles in public pension funds from sea to shining sea. Morris' back-room and illegal dealings stretched from New York to California *** Cuomo pension probe goes nationwide
AG's office issues 100 subpoenas Friday *** Hank Morris’ alleged pay-to-play scheme might have been uncovered sooner if state leaders had heeded calls for campaign finance and lobbying reform *** Meanwhile, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Spinning reforms in the press.
AG's office issues 100 subpoenas Friday *** Hank Morris’ alleged pay-to-play scheme might have been uncovered sooner if state leaders had heeded calls for campaign finance and lobbying reform *** Meanwhile, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Spinning reforms in the press.
Teflon Bloomberg Finance Official’s Husband Was City’s Highest-Paid Parking Judge *** Con Ed meet for residents in Qns. blast *** It's Mike by default, fedup N.Y.ers gripe *** As Bloomie's world turns... From the NY Times
Road to City Hall DA hopeful dogged by kill stance*** Weiner says he'd be better than Mike - but hints he won't run *** Marist Poll: NYers Prefer Spitzer To Paterson *** District Attorney Candidate Unveils Gun Platform
City's Economic Melt Down CAREERS REROUTED LAYOFFS LOOMING FOR MTA NEWBIES *** NEW PLANS SHOULD BE DERAILED, SAYS SHEL *** POWER TAX A $HOCK CON ED BOOST DUE *** Bloomberg Announces 13,541 Jobs Cut in FY 2011 *** City water budget drops, costs may rise
The City MAYOR'S ED. PUSH PAYS OFF GRAD RATES SOAR *** BIRD RISK IN LGA TRASH A proposed trash-transfer station across Flushing Bay from La Guardia Airport would be a dangerous bird magnet *** Biking Enthusiasts Take Citywide Tour *** Non-profits desperate to sell From the Epoch Times *** Will developer donate the RKO Keith's?
From the Daily News *** NYC Could Start Confirming Swine Flu Cases On Its Own *** Report: Few NYC drunken drivers do jail time *** St. Francis Prep reopens after swine flu outbreak *** New York’s Lab Readies Tests for New Strain *** White Way Gets a ‘Green’ Theater *** Con Ed meet for residents in Qns. blast *** SLAY-CAM HORROR HARLEM GUNDOWN TEEN WANTED TO QUIT BLOODS *** Manhattan judges are the most lenient when it comes to DWI *** FILM A B'WAY SMASH 2 HURT IN TIMES SQ. STUNT *** Raccoon Ringworm Now the Deadly Disease Du Jour *** Making The Call: MSG...Remember When? *** Meatpacking District Loses The Meat *** MLB Investigates A-Rod (Again) as Girardi's Had Enough *** Mixed Reactions For Dog Restrictions At Housing Projects *** Amid all of the MTA's woes, an authority board member forwarded top officials a chain e-mail about a crippled boy and his puppy *** TNPM Gifted Kindergarten Programs Expand
The City MAYOR'S ED. PUSH PAYS OFF GRAD RATES SOAR *** BIRD RISK IN LGA TRASH A proposed trash-transfer station across Flushing Bay from La Guardia Airport would be a dangerous bird magnet *** Biking Enthusiasts Take Citywide Tour *** Non-profits desperate to sell From the Epoch Times *** Will developer donate the RKO Keith's?
From the Daily News *** NYC Could Start Confirming Swine Flu Cases On Its Own *** Report: Few NYC drunken drivers do jail time *** St. Francis Prep reopens after swine flu outbreak *** New York’s Lab Readies Tests for New Strain *** White Way Gets a ‘Green’ Theater *** Con Ed meet for residents in Qns. blast *** SLAY-CAM HORROR HARLEM GUNDOWN TEEN WANTED TO QUIT BLOODS *** Manhattan judges are the most lenient when it comes to DWI *** FILM A B'WAY SMASH 2 HURT IN TIMES SQ. STUNT *** Raccoon Ringworm Now the Deadly Disease Du Jour *** Making The Call: MSG...Remember When? *** Meatpacking District Loses The Meat *** MLB Investigates A-Rod (Again) as Girardi's Had Enough *** Mixed Reactions For Dog Restrictions At Housing Projects *** Amid all of the MTA's woes, an authority board member forwarded top officials a chain e-mail about a crippled boy and his puppy *** TNPM Gifted Kindergarten Programs Expand
Albany There was ominous news buried deep in the financial plan released last week by Gov. Paterson's budget office: Five years hence, one in every four New Yorkers will be on Medicaid *** MARCHI'S BATTLE FOR A BETTER NEW YORK, Marlin *** GOV IS GREAT (FOR GOPERS) 'PRAISED' AS PARTY BOOSTER *** Paterson Wants Immediate Vote On MTA Bailout *** NY legislative spending is up From Fox 5 *** Can Gay Marriage Pass in Albany? *** MTA bailout held up in Albany by Democrats Craig Johnson, Brian Foley *** Paterson’s Order Will Help Unions Trying to Organize, Counting Votes, Kremlin Style
What the Kremlin wants, the Kremlin gets, except when the Kremlin’s man chooses to go his own way *** 2 key Dems not on track to bail MTA *** Surprising Hold-Outs On the MTA "Quick Fix" *** NY Gay Marriage Battle Becomes All Out War - Elizabeth Benjamin, NYDN *** State agencies are scrambling to figure out how to lay off 8,700 state employees by the July 1 deadline *** Two Republican senators viewed as potential "MTA yes" votes: Tom Morahan and Kemp Hannon *** MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said "thanks to David Paterson," New York could "very well go Republican."*** Laura Anglin, before announcing her departure from the Paterson administration, recused herself from budget discussions involving colleges *** Paterson backs off from system improvements in MTA bailout *** TNPM M.T.A. Bailout May Omit Capital Project Money *** Skelos Pans Paterson As GOP Lite *** Bloomberg Wants MTA Capital Now, Oppenheimer Wants Something In Writing *** Paterson Makes the Case for Half a Loaf
President Obama Obama to crack down on business taxes *** Who's watching news scorecards on Obama? *** Would Prosecuting Cheney and Friends Work? *** Options for Obama in Pakistan Are Limited *** Plans Would Alter College Aid President's proposal would make Pell Grants an entitlement akin to Medicare and Social Security *** Obama Targets Offshore Tax Havens *** SHOCK CLAIM: WHITE HOUSE BULLY THREAT OVER AUTO BANKRUPTCY... *** Obama ISO 'empathy' shapes debate *** Obama urged to look beyond courts *** Admin: We're not overreacting to flu *** Obama's Legacy Begins w/Souter Replacement - Joan Biskupic, USA Today *** Obama's First Debacle? - Mickey Kaus, Slate *** Rahm's 'Crisis' Theory Continues to Dominate WH - John Harwood, NYT *** Buying Time on Immigration - E.J. Dionne, The New Republic *** With Obama, It's His Way or... His Way - New Hampshire Union Leader *** Obama Targets Tax Havens *** Bush Library Raises $100 Million in 100 Days *** Obama to announce court nominee 'by end of week'...
Congress & GOP SUPREMES FIGHT LOOMS *** GOP POLICY HURT KEMP: PECTER Specter said yesterday that his passion for health care was a major reason he left the Republican Party last week *** Senators to Obama: Look beyond the federal bench *** GOP group launches listening tour to rebrand image *** Pork Lobbyists Work to Reassure *** Democrat joker Al Franken to hand Obama control of Senate... *** GOP turns to Bush aides for revival *** The lessons Reid learned *** Dems clash over climate bill *** GOP leaders give Palin cold shoulder *** The pawns in a party-switch *** The lessons Reid learned *** Dems clash over climate bill *** GOP leaders give Palin cold shoulder *** Specter denies 'loyal Democrat' pledge *** Cautious optimism at AIPAC conf. *** VIDEO: Sunday shows highlights *** Colbert mocks the House *** With bipartisanship, reform is possible *** Ariz. activist wants to dethrone McCain *** Kemp recalled as early leader of GOP *** GOP tours Dem-leaning suburbs *** Specter Won't Back Public Health Care Or Employee Free Choice Act *** Specter Vulnerable in Dem Primary - Christopher Borick, Philly Inquirer *** What Jack Kemp Accomplished - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard *** Media Missed the Specter of Disloyalty - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post *** Not So Fast, Arlen! - The New Republic *** Jack Kemp: Capitalist for the Common Man - Wall Street Journal *** Conservatives Raise Money Off Of Souter Vacancy - CQ Politics *** Interview with Arlen Specter - Face the Nation *** Last of the Big Tent Republicans - J. P. Green, Democratic Strategist *** Sen. Chuck Schumer basks in the glow of the almost-filibuster proof Senate majority that he helped deliver
Health Care Reform Now is the time for health care reform By SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY *** Kennedy's lifelong quest *** Technology is key to health reform *** To reform, create a real marketplace *** Health care: What are the odds? Tom Daschle Q & A *** Who to watch for in debate over care
National Flushing government stimulus cash down the toilet? *** Predicting Flu With the Aid of (George) Washington *** Experts: Virus may be no more severe than normal flu...Goes person-to-pig; Could it jump back? *** News finds pricier priority mail isn't faster than 42-cent stamp *** Aww, shoot! NRA makes Palin top gun *** 4th-Grader Questions Condoleezza Rice On Waterboarding *** James Baker Backs Reinstating The Draft *** This Week In Magazines: Are Computer Hackers The Pentagon's Real Threat? *** Was the Alarm over Swine Flu Justified?
National Flushing government stimulus cash down the toilet? *** Predicting Flu With the Aid of (George) Washington *** Experts: Virus may be no more severe than normal flu...Goes person-to-pig; Could it jump back? *** News finds pricier priority mail isn't faster than 42-cent stamp *** Aww, shoot! NRA makes Palin top gun *** 4th-Grader Questions Condoleezza Rice On Waterboarding *** James Baker Backs Reinstating The Draft *** This Week In Magazines: Are Computer Hackers The Pentagon's Real Threat? *** Was the Alarm over Swine Flu Justified?
International Gates plans to reassure allies on Iran outreach *** Pakistan Strife Raises U.S. Doubts on Nuclear Arms *** Pakistan’s Islamic Schools Fill Void, but Fuel Militancy *** U.S. Media See a Path to India in China’s Snub *** Israel Faces a Hard Sell in Bid to Shift Policy *** E.U. Says Europe Faces Deep Recession *** Irate pig farmers clash with police in Egypt... *** Divorce, Italian style as PM's wife e-mails it's over *** Pakistan Repeatedly Deflected US Requests To Find Out Where Its Nukes Are Located *** WorldIraq Will Not Extend U.S. Troop Withdrawal Deadlines *** Moment of Truth in Pakistan - David Ignatius, Washington Post *** Maggie Thatcher’s Unassailable Legacy - Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph *** Sarkozy's Big Plans for Greater Paris - Bruce Crumley, Time *** Margaret Thatcher's Revolution - John Blundell, Washington Times *** Ninety Years of Chinese Nationalism - Samuel Chi, RealClearWorld *** Economic Slump Hits Armenia
Wall Street Mess ITALY'S REVVED UP PLAN MORE CHRYSLER DRAMA ***
CHRYSLER BAFFLES CONSUMERS AGAIN *** THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS *** CLAW & DISORDER VICTIMS: MADOFF TRUSTEE NOT LOOKING OUT FOR US *** Worries Rise on the Size of U.S. Debt (NYT) *** Falling Wage Syndrome Even if the recession is declared over, there still are not enough jobs — which is a recipe for continuing wage cuts, which will in turn keep the economy weak, Kurgman *** Tests of Banks May Bring Hope More Than Fear *** Fiat in Talks to Buy G.M.’s European Operations *** Breakingviews.com.: Banks Are Prevailing in a Tug of War *** BusinessCiti, BofA Each Plan To Raise $10B In Fresh Capital *** How the Big Banks Got Too Big - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker *** How Banks Will Game Mortgage Mess - Eric Brenner & Hamish Hume, WSJ *** U.S. Home Prices May Be Lost For a Generation - John Wasik, Bloomberg *** Credit Card Companies As Villains? - Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times *** Big Bored: Traders Look for Diversions *** Industries Seek Free Pollution Credits *** Buffett Plays Down Hoopla *** Jobs, Stress Tests Key for Stocks *** U.S. Helps Bailed-Out Firms Pick Executives *** Chrysler Ads Promote Confidence
Media & New Tech CBS SPREADS THE NEWS ABOUT STRONG SEASON *** Films that highlighted Tribeca *** Looking to Big-Screen E-Readers to Help Save the Daily Press *** An Upstart Gossip Site With a Gentler Tone Is Making a Big Splash *** Mini-Links to Web Sites Are Multiplying *** A Battle With a New Jersey Newspaper Backfires Upset by an article in The Record, the Hackensack University Medical Center retaliated by removing ads and blocking newspaper sales before backing down *** Losing Popularity Contest, MySpace Tries a Makeover *** Drilling Down: The Hispanic Audience Grows Online *** NBC’s SNL ‘Weekend Update’ to Expand *** EVERYWHERE: CBS launches unprecedented ad campaign... *** White House: No bailout for newspapers! *** Some Magazines Die, But Some Dead Magazines Rise Again
People and Places IT'S ONE FOR THE AGES SEEGER'S 90TH IS A STAR FEST *** NYT: Obama's mother-in-law 'savoring new life' at 1600 Penn...
CHRYSLER BAFFLES CONSUMERS AGAIN *** THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS *** CLAW & DISORDER VICTIMS: MADOFF TRUSTEE NOT LOOKING OUT FOR US *** Worries Rise on the Size of U.S. Debt (NYT) *** Falling Wage Syndrome Even if the recession is declared over, there still are not enough jobs — which is a recipe for continuing wage cuts, which will in turn keep the economy weak, Kurgman *** Tests of Banks May Bring Hope More Than Fear *** Fiat in Talks to Buy G.M.’s European Operations *** Breakingviews.com.: Banks Are Prevailing in a Tug of War *** BusinessCiti, BofA Each Plan To Raise $10B In Fresh Capital *** How the Big Banks Got Too Big - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker *** How Banks Will Game Mortgage Mess - Eric Brenner & Hamish Hume, WSJ *** U.S. Home Prices May Be Lost For a Generation - John Wasik, Bloomberg *** Credit Card Companies As Villains? - Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times *** Big Bored: Traders Look for Diversions *** Industries Seek Free Pollution Credits *** Buffett Plays Down Hoopla *** Jobs, Stress Tests Key for Stocks *** U.S. Helps Bailed-Out Firms Pick Executives *** Chrysler Ads Promote Confidence
Media & New Tech CBS SPREADS THE NEWS ABOUT STRONG SEASON *** Films that highlighted Tribeca *** Looking to Big-Screen E-Readers to Help Save the Daily Press *** An Upstart Gossip Site With a Gentler Tone Is Making a Big Splash *** Mini-Links to Web Sites Are Multiplying *** A Battle With a New Jersey Newspaper Backfires Upset by an article in The Record, the Hackensack University Medical Center retaliated by removing ads and blocking newspaper sales before backing down *** Losing Popularity Contest, MySpace Tries a Makeover *** Drilling Down: The Hispanic Audience Grows Online *** NBC’s SNL ‘Weekend Update’ to Expand *** EVERYWHERE: CBS launches unprecedented ad campaign... *** White House: No bailout for newspapers! *** Some Magazines Die, But Some Dead Magazines Rise Again
People and Places IT'S ONE FOR THE AGES SEEGER'S 90TH IS A STAR FEST *** NYT: Obama's mother-in-law 'savoring new life' at 1600 Penn...
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Blog Report MTA Slaps Cabbies {The Angry New Yorker} *** DOT to City Drivers: Take a (Meter) Hike! by Noah Rosenberg - The Queens Courier {Lost In The Ozone} *** Demolition-by-Neglect at 71 Reade/89 Chambers {Bay Ridge Journal}