Got Milk? What happen to Quinns' investigation into milk prices after she drop her mayoral ambitions? Catsimatidis Sour On Quinn Milk Report »Farmers, consumers 'milked' in New York now the feds are looking into the scam Farmers, consumers 'milked' in New York
Gov Truth in Advertising? Paterson has been running TV campaign commercials for the past week telling us he has been demanding budget reductions that he proposes from the legislature . In that same week Paterson said he had been persuaded that $287 million of his proposed is not a good idea because it would result in $500 in addition cuts by the feds. He has drop the already passed additional fees for new retro blue-and-gold license plates Pols KO license to 'steal' Paterson has also said that he would be open to anything the legislature comes up with if they find alternatives to his proposed health care and education cuts David Paterson makes it up to Brooklyn
Coming Lower Manhattan WH Level Security Zone What has been localized security zone in lower Manhattan will eventually turn into a virtual lock down of the entire downtown area City blocks are locked & loaded
Teflon Albany? As old media pounds the state leaders day after day they continue to ignore all the demands to control budget costs. It is clear with the loss of Yassky for comptroller which all three dailies endorsed the old media has loss some of its clout, it will be interesting to watch if the old boys in the media have enough left in them to fight back Empire state mulling $1M in medical taxes While the nation debates health-care reform, state Democrats are secretly considering $1 billion in new taxes on medical services (NYP) *** Whistling Past the Deficit The Democrats in the New York State Senate seem to think that the state deficit is not as bad as it is, and have advanced a plan that is politically palatable but also ludicrous (NYT Ed) *** Mom who lost son in DWI accident says Silver fought her, too, on tough law (Daily News *** Save kids from drunks: Albany must pass the real Leandra's Law today(DN Ed) *** Masters of disaster: State Senate fiddles while fiscal Armageddon gets closer ***
Pay to Play Bruno Did Bruno have two careers, but one staff? *** The federal government accidentally released Joe Bruno's social security number
Inside City Hall 3rd term will see a lot of Apple turnover *** Fewer Hasidim Backed Mayor, Study Finds *** Bloomberg's Modest Strategy To Rule The World
New York's Economic Melt Down City Hall a $90M fix-err-upper The cost of renovating City Hall has zoomed to an eye-popping $90 million -- nearly 50 percent more than the original estimate *** Stuy Town Residents Call For Stabilized Future *** The state Tax Department might post a “most wanted” list for tax delinquents. (DN)
Terror Plots Feds ride rails to stop bombers in their tracks *** Chuck blames Fort Hood horror on fed lapse *** Jurors will give Sheik fair shake *** Experts Outline Hurdles in Trying to Defend Hasan *** Illinois Site May Be Path to Closing Guantánamo *** Suspect Is Key to Pace in 9/11 Case (WSJ) *** Imam Says He Did Not Pressure Hasan To Attack Soldiers *** Clinton Backs Decision To Bring Terror Trials To City *** Khalid will use trial to mock New York's 9/11 victims *** White House rips '2-face' Rudy over Mohammed trial *** 12 brave men, women needed for trial of 9/11 mastermind *** Experts: Could take decades to execute Fort Hood suspect *** Schumer: Stop loopholes that allowed Hasan to be armed *** New York's worst landlord: About time feds cracked down on Iran's U.S. cash cows (DN Ed) *** Is Illinois the next Afghanistan? The House GOP thinks maybe. (Politico) *** KSM Trial Will Be Intel Bonanza for Al-Qaeda - John Yoo, Wall St. Journal *** Put Osama bin Laden on Trial - Paul Cruickshank, CNN *** Get Ready For the Third Intifada - Stephen Cook, The New Republic *** Live From New York: Terrorists Get Constitutional Rights - Las Vegas R-J
Law and Order NYPD to NYers: How we doin'? *** ACORN's nutty suit suing Congress for stripping it of federal funds (NYP Ed) *** Velella in suit over slip & fall *** Despite an order of protection, Hiram Monserrate's friend arranged a security detail for the girlfriend he was convicted of assaulting.
More City News Time running out on city pedi-pests *** Neighbors bash Norah Jones' window-in-brick trick *** Using Celebrity Wattage to Fight City’s Planned ‘Garbage Garage’ *** 'Brooklyn Jews' t-shirts a hot commodity *** Duo packs thousands of gifts for poor kids *** Schools to be graded on tougher system *** Molloy: Broadway star once slept in Washington Square Park - until cop gave her a break
"Freedoms of expression, and worship, of access to information and political participation -- we believe they are universal rights. They should be available to all people, including ethnic and religious minorities, whether they are in the United States, China or any nation."Bam says Shang-hi
White House O discovers the deficit *** Clock ticking for Iran: prez *** O gets START on arms pact *** President Obama, Can WeTwitter? (CBS News) *** Obama Pushes Rights With China’s Students *** U.S. Asks More From Pakistan in Terror War *** MSNBC Presses Obama on Campaign Promises from the left *** Off the Chart Ten months ago Barack Obama’s economic advisers projected two scenarios for unemployment. Now reality has produced numbers of its own (Douthat NYT) *** Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming *** From Treasury, an Invitation to Financial Bloggers *** Stricter Transit Standards to Be Sought Government to oversee safety on transit systems *** WATCH: Liz Cheney Suggests Her Father As 2012 Presidential Candidate *** Schoen: Obama has lost the center *** Obama's Malpractice - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post *** Uneasy Co-Dependency for US & China - Keith Richburg, Washington Post *** Today's PC Army - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *** Administration Proposes Federal Oversight of Subways - Bloomberg
Congress Dr. No and the Wounded Veterans Senator Tom Coburn should not have obstructed urgently needed legislation that consolidates more than a dozen improvements in veterans’ health care (NYT Ed) *** Sen. Chuck Schumer has three press secretaries, and the average U.S. Senator has a $3.3 million annual payroll. (GNS) *** Cindy Adams proofreads Kirsten Gillibrand's press releases *** A $300 Billion Deception - Washington Post *** House Parrots Lobbyist Talking Points - Matt Yglesias, Think Progress
Politics and Political Parties A Florida Republican Becomes a Right-Wing Target *** Top 15 Sarah Palin autobio pre-release leaks! (Daily Beast) *** From a Wall Street Journal book review: "Mrs. Palin emerges as a new style of feminist." *** How Palin Could Win the GOP Nomination - Walter Shapiro, Politics Daily *** Democrats Risk Losing Catholics Over Abortion - Politico
Health Care Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform *** Lobby Solicits Money To Hire Economist Who Will Say Health Care Bill Hurts Economy *** The Health Care Bill and Latinos (Huff Post) *** Republican Filibuster May Be the Best Way to Pass Health Care in the Senate (Huff Post) *** Don't go crazy: Advocates for the mentally ill are moving too fast for their clients' good (DN Ed) *** A look at the intersection of the health care debate and the controversy over illegal immigration. (WashPost) *** Avoiding Health Care 'I Told You So' - Richard Benedetto, Politico *** The Health Care Rationing Commission - Wall Street Journal *** ObamaCare Would Cut Medicare Services - Ed Morrissey Hot Air *** The Economics of Vaccine Development - Peter Huber, City Journal
Wall Street and the Economy Charities feel pinch *** G.M., Citing Progress, Reports Loss of $1.2 Billion *** Bankruptcy Rise Slows (WSJ) *** 33 Companies Miss TARP Payment; Taxpayers On The Hook (Huff Post) *** Main Street Tells Wall Street, 'Get a Real Job' - Susan Antilla, Bloomberg *** A Wake Up Call on Jobs - Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post *** 10 Years Later, A Much Less Expensive Dow - Paul Lim, New York Times ***
Wall Street Pay to Play Bank of temerity Investigators are poring over fresh evidence they say suggests Bank of America strong-armed Uncle Sam into ponying up billions in taxpayer support *** GE Chases Pot of Stimulus Gold Uncle Sam's stimulus dollars *** GM Plans to Repay U.S. Loan
International Palestinians bypass Israel in statehood bid *** Australian Leader Apologizes for Child Migrants *** World Out of Balance The problem of international trade imbalances is about to get substantially worse unless China changes its weak-currency policy (Krugman NYT) *** Stimulus and Exports Help Ease Japan’s Recession *** Palestinians Weigh Statehood Declaration (WSJ) *** U.K. Aims to Overhaul Banker Pay (WSJ) *** In Kosovo, a Peaceful First Vote *** How Russia Profits from Iranian Turmoil - Mac Broderick, Moscow Times
National In Detroit, Agencies Compete to Sell City as a Creative Haven *** Has America Lost Its Mojo? - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek *** The American Dream Needs Repair - Clive Crook, Financial Times
Media and New Tech Post looking great at 208 *** Dobbs got $8M to quit CNN 'wanted him out' *** Slow fade-out CNN ratings slide could imperil high ad rates *** Vivendi sets a high bar on NBCU *** Writing a Sports Column Far From Print, and the Game *** Glyde Aims to Simplify Online Sales of Used Media *** Glimmers of Progress at a Leaner Newsweek
*** About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds Americans were tied with Britons at 48 percent, the lowest figure among nine Western nations surveyed *** Comcast-NBC Deal to Be Scrutinized(WSJ) *** Disaster Flick '2012' Tops Box Office *** New Google Book Pact Unlikely to End Flap *** Bloomberg has three times as many reporters in Washington than the New York Times does *** The Times Snarks Sarah Palin - John Hinderaker, Power Line
New York's Economic Melt Down City Hall a $90M fix-err-upper The cost of renovating City Hall has zoomed to an eye-popping $90 million -- nearly 50 percent more than the original estimate *** Stuy Town Residents Call For Stabilized Future *** The state Tax Department might post a “most wanted” list for tax delinquents. (DN)
Terror Plots Feds ride rails to stop bombers in their tracks *** Chuck blames Fort Hood horror on fed lapse *** Jurors will give Sheik fair shake *** Experts Outline Hurdles in Trying to Defend Hasan *** Illinois Site May Be Path to Closing Guantánamo *** Suspect Is Key to Pace in 9/11 Case (WSJ) *** Imam Says He Did Not Pressure Hasan To Attack Soldiers *** Clinton Backs Decision To Bring Terror Trials To City *** Khalid will use trial to mock New York's 9/11 victims *** White House rips '2-face' Rudy over Mohammed trial *** 12 brave men, women needed for trial of 9/11 mastermind *** Experts: Could take decades to execute Fort Hood suspect *** Schumer: Stop loopholes that allowed Hasan to be armed *** New York's worst landlord: About time feds cracked down on Iran's U.S. cash cows (DN Ed) *** Is Illinois the next Afghanistan? The House GOP thinks maybe. (Politico) *** KSM Trial Will Be Intel Bonanza for Al-Qaeda - John Yoo, Wall St. Journal *** Put Osama bin Laden on Trial - Paul Cruickshank, CNN *** Get Ready For the Third Intifada - Stephen Cook, The New Republic *** Live From New York: Terrorists Get Constitutional Rights - Las Vegas R-J
Law and Order NYPD to NYers: How we doin'? *** ACORN's nutty suit suing Congress for stripping it of federal funds (NYP Ed) *** Velella in suit over slip & fall *** Despite an order of protection, Hiram Monserrate's friend arranged a security detail for the girlfriend he was convicted of assaulting.
More City News Time running out on city pedi-pests *** Neighbors bash Norah Jones' window-in-brick trick *** Using Celebrity Wattage to Fight City’s Planned ‘Garbage Garage’ *** 'Brooklyn Jews' t-shirts a hot commodity *** Duo packs thousands of gifts for poor kids *** Schools to be graded on tougher system *** Molloy: Broadway star once slept in Washington Square Park - until cop gave her a break
"Freedoms of expression, and worship, of access to information and political participation -- we believe they are universal rights. They should be available to all people, including ethnic and religious minorities, whether they are in the United States, China or any nation."Bam says Shang-hi
White House O discovers the deficit *** Clock ticking for Iran: prez *** O gets START on arms pact *** President Obama, Can WeTwitter? (CBS News) *** Obama Pushes Rights With China’s Students *** U.S. Asks More From Pakistan in Terror War *** MSNBC Presses Obama on Campaign Promises from the left *** Off the Chart Ten months ago Barack Obama’s economic advisers projected two scenarios for unemployment. Now reality has produced numbers of its own (Douthat NYT) *** Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming *** From Treasury, an Invitation to Financial Bloggers *** Stricter Transit Standards to Be Sought Government to oversee safety on transit systems *** WATCH: Liz Cheney Suggests Her Father As 2012 Presidential Candidate *** Schoen: Obama has lost the center *** Obama's Malpractice - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post *** Uneasy Co-Dependency for US & China - Keith Richburg, Washington Post *** Today's PC Army - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *** Administration Proposes Federal Oversight of Subways - Bloomberg
Congress Dr. No and the Wounded Veterans Senator Tom Coburn should not have obstructed urgently needed legislation that consolidates more than a dozen improvements in veterans’ health care (NYT Ed) *** Sen. Chuck Schumer has three press secretaries, and the average U.S. Senator has a $3.3 million annual payroll. (GNS) *** Cindy Adams proofreads Kirsten Gillibrand's press releases *** A $300 Billion Deception - Washington Post *** House Parrots Lobbyist Talking Points - Matt Yglesias, Think Progress
Politics and Political Parties A Florida Republican Becomes a Right-Wing Target *** Top 15 Sarah Palin autobio pre-release leaks! (Daily Beast) *** From a Wall Street Journal book review: "Mrs. Palin emerges as a new style of feminist." *** How Palin Could Win the GOP Nomination - Walter Shapiro, Politics Daily *** Democrats Risk Losing Catholics Over Abortion - Politico
Health Care Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform *** Lobby Solicits Money To Hire Economist Who Will Say Health Care Bill Hurts Economy *** The Health Care Bill and Latinos (Huff Post) *** Republican Filibuster May Be the Best Way to Pass Health Care in the Senate (Huff Post) *** Don't go crazy: Advocates for the mentally ill are moving too fast for their clients' good (DN Ed) *** A look at the intersection of the health care debate and the controversy over illegal immigration. (WashPost) *** Avoiding Health Care 'I Told You So' - Richard Benedetto, Politico *** The Health Care Rationing Commission - Wall Street Journal *** ObamaCare Would Cut Medicare Services - Ed Morrissey Hot Air *** The Economics of Vaccine Development - Peter Huber, City Journal
Wall Street and the Economy Charities feel pinch *** G.M., Citing Progress, Reports Loss of $1.2 Billion *** Bankruptcy Rise Slows (WSJ) *** 33 Companies Miss TARP Payment; Taxpayers On The Hook (Huff Post) *** Main Street Tells Wall Street, 'Get a Real Job' - Susan Antilla, Bloomberg *** A Wake Up Call on Jobs - Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post *** 10 Years Later, A Much Less Expensive Dow - Paul Lim, New York Times ***
Wall Street Pay to Play Bank of temerity Investigators are poring over fresh evidence they say suggests Bank of America strong-armed Uncle Sam into ponying up billions in taxpayer support *** GE Chases Pot of Stimulus Gold Uncle Sam's stimulus dollars *** GM Plans to Repay U.S. Loan
International Palestinians bypass Israel in statehood bid *** Australian Leader Apologizes for Child Migrants *** World Out of Balance The problem of international trade imbalances is about to get substantially worse unless China changes its weak-currency policy (Krugman NYT) *** Stimulus and Exports Help Ease Japan’s Recession *** Palestinians Weigh Statehood Declaration (WSJ) *** U.K. Aims to Overhaul Banker Pay (WSJ) *** In Kosovo, a Peaceful First Vote *** How Russia Profits from Iranian Turmoil - Mac Broderick, Moscow Times
National In Detroit, Agencies Compete to Sell City as a Creative Haven *** Has America Lost Its Mojo? - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek *** The American Dream Needs Repair - Clive Crook, Financial Times
Media and New Tech Post looking great at 208 *** Dobbs got $8M to quit CNN 'wanted him out' *** Slow fade-out CNN ratings slide could imperil high ad rates *** Vivendi sets a high bar on NBCU *** Writing a Sports Column Far From Print, and the Game *** Glyde Aims to Simplify Online Sales of Used Media *** Glimmers of Progress at a Leaner Newsweek
*** About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds Americans were tied with Britons at 48 percent, the lowest figure among nine Western nations surveyed *** Comcast-NBC Deal to Be Scrutinized(WSJ) *** Disaster Flick '2012' Tops Box Office *** New Google Book Pact Unlikely to End Flap *** Bloomberg has three times as many reporters in Washington than the New York Times does *** The Times Snarks Sarah Palin - John Hinderaker, Power Line
