Doug Kellner is the secret agent sent
into BOE by the political machines and incumbent politicians in power to fight
off democracy. To clueless reporters he
looks like a professional knowledgeable man who knows what is wrong with the
BOE and knows how to fix it. Kellner was
the first to testify this week at the City Council on what went wrong on
Election Day. His real secret mission is
to rescue the BOE from its incompetent corrupt self and preserve it gatekeeper
function of weeding out challengers to those in power. The county leaders who really run the BOE, who would
not as easily fool the media and public as Kellner, were not called to testify
at the council hearing.
Media Delutes Public Outrage and Does Not Inform Public
The BOE who piss off a million New
Yorkers on Election Day is in the battle of its life to save its corrupt
self. They know that the 23% drop in
voters from the 2008 presidential election and a millions more who waited for
hours to vote think they are incompetent and want to tear apart the BOE. However, public outrage may not be
enough. The media has decided to go into
almost total blackout mode. What little
that comes is written with so little understand how the BOE works that it plays
into the hands of the machines running the BOE.
Kellner the Right Secret Agenat for the Job
Douglas Kellner, co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections and
former Manhattan Commissioner from the NYC Board of Elections appointed by
Manhattan Boss Danny Farrell is the right man to save the Tammany Hall designed
BOE for the bad guys. His goal is to
change the BOE enough but save their jobs program and its main function of
protecting the political establish by knocking off challengers from the ballot. Kellner has manipulated the BOE and the city’s election process before.
Kellner was one of the first proponents of a
voter verifiable paper audit trail for electronic voting machines. He was the
leader of the opposition to New York City’s
contract to purchase unverifiable direct recording electronic voting machines.
The ATM bank styles easly reporgramable machines that he opposed could have given the city some
flexibility to handle closed polls and let the voters complete their ballot
quicker cutting down on waiting time all over the city. Kellner might have been
a little protective when he blamed during his testimony the long lines on the
sign in process, which most others who testified disagreed with. They spoke how
the voters had a hard time filling out the ballots and the scanners that Kellner frequently
jammed. Ulrich campaign accuses BOE of obstruction (CrainsNY)
The Council Hearing Was Not Truth Seeking But Scripted to Preserve the Corrupt BOE
In a classic disconnect from public
anger and the biggest dive since Sonny Listen went down to Mohamed Ali in 54
seconds, City Council Government Operations Chairperson Gail Brewer in her
opening statement blamed the BOE problems on Sandy and poor funding rather than
a corrupt incompetent management that has disenfranchised the voters of New
York City on Election Day. We highly doubt if she give
those same reason to the voters on Election Day in her district who had to wait
two hour or more to vote on Election Day.Chairwoman Brewer blamed Sandy and poor funding but most of the problems
she ask Kellner and others about were more about the BOE’s poor management
ability. Better training of poll workers, alphabetizing the sign in
book, recruiting CUNY students for poll working, using city, discontinue the
use of poll cards which slows up the sign in process,
Landscape the ballot to allow for larger fonts that seniors can read, Collecting
email from poll workers to be able to communicate with them, making sure the
poll workers number they have on file are correct, assign the correct number of
poll workers to each site and doing away with the canvas to count votes. * An Absurd Vote-Counting System(NYT)
Petitioning is the Reason Why the BOE Never Trys to Recuit More Competent Poll Workers
Almost all the district leaders and good government types
that testified ask for a change in the way poll workers were recruited, the New
York World Blog reported. The blog run
by Columbia Journalism students did not ask nor did anyone at the hearing
about the petitioning process, the real
reason the BOE has stop all efforts to recruit more skill Election Day workers.
Incumbent elected officials and the machine pay to play ballot access, give out
inspector jobs to voters in their district who collect petitions to get them on the ballot.
Brewer also never asked about the BOE infighting which delayed a plan for the
closed polls till the last day, increasing the confusing at the polls.
Brewer Threw Her Hearing
Instead of question what went why
thousands of voters were disenfranchised and inconvenienced on Election Day Chairwoman
Brewer became Kellner’s and everyone else’s puppet as she allows them to
testify only asking gentle questions which only enforced points to improve
procedures at the board. She never asked why are bad system or policy was in
place.
When it comes to the BOE and the
election law Kellner the is one eyed cyclops in a world full of blind. He knows more than most. But, his goal is to keep the machine in
control of the BOE not restoring democracy to elections in NYC. Kellner wants to
be able to influence the BOE to develop a better Election Day plan and to
manage it competently. In the past they
have stubbornly request many of his suggestions.
Kellner’s Push and Stroke Game Plan
At the council hearings Kellner testified that the city failed to adequately
prepare for increased voter turnout during this year's presidential election.
Yet, he called the election an overall success. “The fact is that there
were a lot of jurisdictions throughout the United
States that did far worse than New
York City without the complications of Super storm Sandy,”
Kellner said. He even attacked some of
the papers who he said have a habit of critizing the BOE. Should they have congulated them for a well
run Election Day. Many who attack the board on Election Day in editorials have
remained silent ever since. We are
leaving that the conspiracy theorists.
Media Clueless
Quinn On Board with Brewer, Kellner and Elected Officials to Clean Up the Board and Keep Political Machine Rule
Quinn On Board with Brewer, Kellner and Elected Officials to Clean Up the Board and Keep Political Machine Rule
WCBS TV reported that Speaker Quinn charged that New Yorkers have been faced
with chaotic polling place procedures and poorly-trained workers and the problems
must be fixed immediately. The speaker did not ask her questions to the BOE she
was not around when they testified later in the afternoon. She gave her suggestions to improve
recruitment with CUNY students, allowing in-person early voting and increased
access to absentee ballots to Kellner and Brewer. She had no interest in asking
the BOE questions about how they operate. The Gothmist also reported that Quinn
admitted that some of the issues the NYC BOE faced were the result of a lack of
funding. What Quinn and nobody else at the hearing testified about was the fact
that the speaker already has the power to change any procedure at the
board. The council speaker must confirm
all ten of the board’s commissioner appointed by the GOP and Democratic Party
leader in the city. On July 16, 2012 True News Wrote The City Council Is Responsible for the Corruption At the BOE and Can Reform the Place If It Wanted Too
Voter Disenfranchisement is No Joke
The young reporter for New York World not only did not have a clue about the
machine structure of the BOE or it history of incompetence and corrupt she took
the political appointee deputy executive director of the Board of Elections
Dawn Sandow at her word. In an interview with Sandow,
NY World reporters Beth Morrissey wrote
that Sandow said we need more money to change the way the board runs elections.
Morrissey even wrote how Sandow said the waiting in a long line was ok in
Disney World. “Voters sometimes need to bring a measure of patience to their
civic duty, said Sandow. She also quoted
her as saying“Some people are camping out overnight for an iPhone.”
560,798 Less Voters in 2012 Than In 2008 and Nobody Notices
If the young reporter would have spent a few
minutes on Google she would have found dozens of stories about the BOE and
Incompetence. She would have seen that the purchase of the voting machines by
the BOE is under FBI investigating. The reporter could have found the BOE has not had an executive director since the last one was shown the door two years ago after a ballot fix attempt. That
the BOE has trouble counting the votes at the end of the voting day. She could have watch Sandow testify. reading a long statement that was writing by
her PR team. Morrissey could have seen
that Sandow who testified late in day did not look at Brewer as she read for 20
minutes. It was only after the
chairperson gave her a couple of softball questions that Sandow looked at her
and smiled. Understanding that everyone
was in on the fix.* Board Of Election Still Counts Last Month's Affidavit Ballots(NY1) * No Early Voting in NYS New York Ranked 42 of 50 in Voting Age Turnout 50.7% 2008.
Reports About the Board Incomptence Before This Years FU
$100 Million for New Voting Machines and Training And the BOE Can't Count to Allow A Sept Run Off
Moving mayoral primary since scanners can’t handle a runoff does not compute(NYDN) NY1 Online: Board of Elections Commissioner Comments on Voting Issues Baghdad Bob JC Polanco Part II* Tammany Hall Board of Election Control Goes On and On (True News) * Head of Board of Elections Fired One Week Before Election (WNYC) * History of BOE Corruption (True News) * City Board of Elections still stuck in its impotent rut - NY Daily News *Board of Elections botches another one: It missed 195,000 votes on Election Day (DN Ed) * Rage Against the Machine: The Primary Day Voting Fiasco (WNBC) * Board of Incompetence: Elections hacks botch introduction of new voting machines (DN Ed)
As Big Change in Voting Approaches, Election Board Lacks a Leader (Gotham Gazette) * Gonzalez Firing, DOI Investigation, Could Ease Awaited Bloomberg BoE Power Play(CHN) * Bronx Boss to Select Election Boss (Bronx Political Chatter) * Let's fix elections board(NYP) * Queens Crap: Machine bullies candidate off ballot * New York’s Benighted
The Board of Elections got new voting machines, but concocted an
overly complicated counting process that creates delays. We shudder to
think what will happen in the 2012 vote. (NYT Ed) * The city Board of Elections has to end its foolish method of counting votes (NYDN Ed)* * The Feds are also investigating a Board Of Election * Board of Elections does nothing as hundreds of Bronx votes go missing * Voting Machine Smack-Down: Lobbyists Brawl(Village Voice) * The NYC Board of Elections suspended an employee
who’s also a top Queens GOP official, Stephen Graves, after he was
caught on tape soliciting a “finder’s fee” from a voting machine
contractor in exchange for recommending a particular lobbyist. Qns. elections official under fire for soliciting money from a contractor
(NYP) * Election Board's "Bungle George" Gonzalez Was Mayor Bloomberg's Baby(Village Voice)
560,798 Less Voters in 2012 Than In 2008 and Nobody Notices
If the young reporter would have spent a few
minutes on Google she would have found dozens of stories about the BOE and
Incompetence. She would have seen that the purchase of the voting machines by
the BOE is under FBI investigating. The reporter could have found the BOE has not had an executive director since the last one was shown the door two years ago after a ballot fix attempt. That
the BOE has trouble counting the votes at the end of the voting day. She could have watch Sandow testify. reading a long statement that was writing by
her PR team. Morrissey could have seen
that Sandow who testified late in day did not look at Brewer as she read for 20
minutes. It was only after the
chairperson gave her a couple of softball questions that Sandow looked at her
and smiled. Understanding that everyone
was in on the fix.* Board Of Election Still Counts Last Month's Affidavit Ballots(NY1) * No Early Voting in NYS New York Ranked 42 of 50 in Voting Age Turnout 50.7% 2008. Reports About the Board Incomptence Before This Years FU
$100 Million for New Voting Machines and Training And the BOE Can't Count to Allow A Sept Run Off
As Big Change in Voting Approaches, Election Board Lacks a Leader (Gotham Gazette) * Gonzalez Firing, DOI Investigation, Could Ease Awaited Bloomberg BoE Power Play(CHN) * Bronx Boss to Select Election Boss (Bronx Political Chatter) * Let's fix elections board(NYP) * Queens Crap: Machine bullies candidate off ballot * New York’s Benighted
The Board of Elections got new voting machines, but concocted an
overly complicated counting process that creates delays. We shudder to
think what will happen in the 2012 vote. (NYT Ed) * The city Board of Elections has to end its foolish method of counting votes (NYDN Ed)* * The Feds are also investigating a Board Of Election * Board of Elections does nothing as hundreds of Bronx votes go missing * Voting Machine Smack-Down: Lobbyists Brawl(Village Voice) * The NYC Board of Elections suspended an employee
who’s also a top Queens GOP official, Stephen Graves, after he was
caught on tape soliciting a “finder’s fee” from a voting machine
contractor in exchange for recommending a particular lobbyist. Qns. elections official under fire for soliciting money from a contractor
(NYP) * Election Board's "Bungle George" Gonzalez Was Mayor Bloomberg's Baby(Village Voice) Today's True News
NYP Seifman Quotes Unnamed Politicial Consulant Who Says Lesbian Leak Hurts de Blasio
There are no politicial consultants without an agenda in mayor's race the same for Gay Activists leaders who don't think the leak will hurt de Blasio quoted in the article
De Blasio lesbian ‘leak’ was political sapphotage(NYP)The little-known lesbian past of Bill de Blasio’s wife was dropped on his mayoral campaign like a hot potato this week to try to stop him from gaining traction in the mayoral race, according to a top political operative.
“He was starting to get a little buzz,” said the operative, who has been involved in Democratic politics for three decades. “This is designed to prevent any growth beyond his rock-solid base.” A top political operative says the story about NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s wife’s lesbian past was leaked to stop the “buzz” developing around his mayoral campaign.* Capital New York’s Josh Benson has a balanced take on the controversy surrounding a certain report on Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.
Rudy Pals Pushing Lhota Into the Race
Rudy pals lure Lhota(NYP)Friends of Rudy Giuliani are launching a campaign to draft MTA boss Joe Lhota to run for mayor, sources said yesterday. “They want to draft Lhota. Lhota is a great guy. He would be a great mayor,” said former Staten Island Borough President and GOP power broker Guy Molinari.
Manhattan Republican leader Dan Isaacs said he welcomed Lhota to join the fray. “No one can dispute that he’s competent and has tremendous experience in city government,” Isaacs said. Lhota would be wise to decide soon. Several GOP county leaders are strongly considering backing Democrat Adolfo Carrión, a former Bronx borough president, to run on the Republican line. * For the first time, MTA Chairman Joe Lhota acknowledged that he was considering running for mayor, adding that his wife is crunching the numbers to see if a campaign makes sense financially, the News writes * Joe Lhota Visits Washington To Ask For Aid, Fends Off Questions About A Mayoral Run (NY1) *Another sure-tell sign Joe Lhota is considerin a run at(NYDN) * The involvement of MTA Chairman Joe Lhota’s wife, Tamara, a GOP fundraising powerhouse, has increased speculation that he will run for NYC mayor next year.
Blow hard Baldwin rips into Quinn(NYP)Campaign 2013
Endorsements put Stringer in control of race for city (NYDN) City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is
the latest elected official to endorse Manhattan Borough President
Scott Stringer’s run for city comptroller, as Stringer faces no real
opposition for the position, the News reports * Ola Alabi, who ran an unsuccessful campaign against Walter Mosley for Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries‘ former district, looks like she’s ready to jump into the race for outgoing Councilwoman Tish James‘ seat based in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Yesterday, she filed campaign paperwork for the likely bid, joining a crowded field that includes local museum founder Laurie Cumbo and Councilman Jumaane Williams’ former chief of staff Ede Fox, among others. * The Perez Notes has a collection of other new council candidates looking at gearing up campaigns.* In the 19th District, County Nod Comes Down to Two Candidates(Barkin)*Cuomo’s Small-Dollar DonationsState Senate's Racial Divide Deepens
Black and Hispanic leaders are growing concerned about their standing in state government in light of the new power sharing agreement in the state Senate that has exposed power struggles fueled by race and personality
The head of the NAACP in New York, Hazel Dukes, criticized Cuomo over
the power-sharing deal that blocks most black and Latino lawmakers from
leadership roles. [Carl Campanile and Erik Kriss] * "[Malcolm] Smith is no stranger to shifting alliances in the Senate." [Rich Bockmann] * NAACP President Hazel Dukes sounded similarly unhappy in a letter he wrote to Governor Andrew Cuomo,
urging him to take action. “This ‘cozy’ little cabal excludes women,
gay and Hispanic legislators from most important leadership positions,”
he argued. * One gets the feeling that Senator Mike Gianaris disagrees, however. On Inside City Hall
he said the breakaway Democrats never gave them a chance. “I know what
the members of the senate are saying and if there was some concern about
who would be leader in all of the internal workings of the senate, let
that conversation happen,” he said. “The truth is that there was never
any real conversations that happened between Senator Klein’s group and
ours. There was one meeting with Senator Sampson and then there was a
lot of unreturned phone calls from that point forward.” * NAACP Prez Urges Cuomo To Break Up Senate’s ‘Cozy Little Cabal’(YNN) * Gianaris: Coalition Won’t Work(YNN) * RT @GannettAlbany: Sen. Jeff Klein, on the radio, is touting Bill Thompson for NYC mayor* Video: Up on the 19th floor of a housing project in NYC, still waiting for full recovery from the storm * How long has Malcolm Smith been in GOP fold? (CrainsNY) * Malcolm Smith's migration to the IDC may have started last March (Capital) *Azi Paybarah
@azipaybarah getting ugly. MT @ZackFinkNews: .@revrubendiaz calls @malcolmasmith a "token" person of color in all white senate leadership coalition*Norman Seabrook Endorses Senate Coalition(YNN) * Joins TWU too: http://politicker.com/2012/12/union-backs-gop-coalition-with-breakaway-senate-dems/ … RT @NickReisman Norman Seabrook endorses the power share plan in the state Senate. * Albany's version of Intrade. RT @NickReisman: The IDC's PAC now has more money in it than the SRCC and DSCC. * Sen. Malcolm Smith’s spokesman, Hank Sheinkopf, insists the senator’s
“yes” vote on redistricting, (which gave him favorable lines), had nothing to do with his participation in the IDC-GOP alliance. * Sen. Dave Valesky insists the new Senate coaltion is “the opposite of a power play.”
Hevesi lawyer’s Estranged Father Had Financal Relationship with the Judges Who Heard Alan's Case
Hevesi’s judge retiring amid probe (NYDN) The
judge who oversaw the massive state pension fund pay-to-play scandal
criminal cases is retiring amid an investigation into his own conduct on
the bench. Manhattan State Supreme Court Justice Lewis Bart Stone announced
Wednesday he was retiring, citing his age, 74, to one news agency. What he didn’t say was that disgraced ex-Controller Alan Hevesi’s
lawyer, Bradley Simon, had filed a conflict-of-interest complaint last
year against him with the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, sparking
an investigation that is still active.Before Hevesi was sentenced in March 2011, Simon complained that Stone
had failed to make public that he had a financial relationship with the
lawyer’s estranged father. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Bart Stone, who oversaw the
massive state pension fund pay-to-play scandal criminal cases, is retiring
amid an investigation into his own conduct on the bench following a
complaint filed by ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s attorney.
Driver Not Guilty
Education
Catholic schools’ plight: Successful and endangered(NYP Ed) * DOE Audit Shows It Paid Some Illegitimate Bills(NY1) * New York City could be liable for up to $455 million in damages after a federal court ruled in a 16-year old case that a teacher-certification exam discriminated against black and Hispanic applicants, the Post reports: * The News writes that New York should focus on improving its schools' proficiency in math and science in order to attract tech manufacturers like Apple to the state: * School math fail: Consultants billed bogus ‘work’ on holidays, (NYDN) * Liu's most recent audit found the city Department of Education paid consultants for work they probably didn't do. [Rachel Monahan]
King Bloomberg Cannot Hold Back the Sea or Pay to Do So
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Peninsula nursing home under duress, sources say(NYDN)* Frustrated Storm Victims Want To Know Who Will Pay For Sandy(WCBS) *AG Eric Schneiderman is ramping up the pressure on StubHub to make clear how the proceeds of a Sandy benefit concert will be used.* Mayor: City's shoreline, including Staten Island, will be SI Advance) * "Chris Christie got something Thursday that Gov. Cuomo did not: face time with President Obama. [Ken Lovett and Joseph Straw]* *
Mold concerns at Rockaway school(NYDN) * 
FEMA workers sat idle in days after Sandy: report(NYDN) * Retired cop to save Christmas for Sandy victims(NYP)
* Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel will reopen to all traffic in time (SI Advance)
* City, Real Estate Industry Launch Housing Plan For Sandy(NY1)
* Intrepid Museum Works To Clean Up And Reopen After Sand (NY1)
Sandy Gears: Despite Hurricane Damage, DOT Says Bike Share Will Launch In May(NYO) * Newly Delayed Bike Share Program Is Now to Begin in May (NYT) * Citi Bike program postponed till May(NYDN)Obama Sandy Deal S60.4 Billion
ken lovett
Sources say that @NYGovCuomo and NJ Gov. Christie expected to be supportive of Obama'sSandy dealSources confirm the $60.4 billion figure in Obama proposal for post Sandy relief* Cuomo And Christie Support White House Aid Request(YNN) * Obama Proposes $60.4 Billion for Recovery From Hurricane(NYT)
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Obama proposes $60 billion aid for New York, New Jersey(NYDN) * Obama Proposes Hurricane-Recovery Bill(NYT) * Obama To Seek More Than $60B In Sandy Aid From Congres(WCBS)
* Congressional aides: Obama asks $60.4B Sandy aid(Fox 5) * Obama Administration Requests $60 Billion In Federal Sandy (NY1) * Obama Administration's Letter To Boehner On Sandy Aid - President Obama's administration sent this letter to House S...
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Obama proposes $60 billion aid for New York, New Jersey(NYDN) * Obama Proposes Hurricane-Recovery Bill(NYT) * Obama To Seek More Than $60B In Sandy Aid From Congres(WCBS)* Congressional aides: Obama asks $60.4B Sandy aid(Fox 5) * Obama Administration Requests $60 Billion In Federal Sandy (NY1) * Obama Administration's Letter To Boehner On Sandy Aid - President Obama's administration sent this letter to House S...
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How the Fiscal Cliff Would Hurt NYC
State Comptroller: "Fiscal Cliff" Would Bring $43B In Tax Increases To New York(NY1)
NY could get fiscal stiffed out of $43B(NYP)Going over the fiscal cliff would cost New Yorkers $43 billion in tax hikes, and the state would lose over $600 million in federal services state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warned yesterday
In his remarks at a leadership summit, Mayor Bloomberg said that the country needs to overhaul its immigration laws to lure the technology jobs of the future, calling the current immigration policy “national suicide”, the News writes:State thruway officials are looking at an alternative to a 45 percent toll increase on trucks that would raise up to $90 million in revenue, The Buffalo News reports: http://bit.ly/SKMOML
The NYT urges Democrats and Republicans considering caps on federal income-tax deductions as part of a fiscal cliff deal to look elsewhere.* NYC shivers from Citi's big job axe(Crains NY)
Koch on mend(NYDN)The state Thruway Authority board has set a meeting for Dec. 17 but still won’t say when it plans to consider a longstanding proposal for a “modest” 45-percent increase in tolls for truckers.
Washington
Participants in Talks on a Budget Deal Shrink to Two(NYT)House Speaker John A. Boehner asked to exclude other leaders, leaving it to him and President Obama to reach an agreement.* U.S. Shifts Terror Fight To Africa(WSJ) * Christie Rebuffs Health Exchange(WSJ) * Sandy-Aid Request Looming in Capitol(WSJ) * Hillary returning to Northern Ireland today on one of her last foreign trips as US secretary of state.* Stephen Colbert Would Like To Replace Jim DeMint In The Senate, As Everyone Expected(Huff Post)
Obama's Zero-Sum Politics - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Arithmetic for Republicans - Joe Conason, Truthdig
Obama Won Election & Will Win on Budget - Bob Shrum, The Daily Beast
Let Democrats Raise Taxes, and Let Them Own It - Sen. Rand Paul, CNBC
Morsi Defends Wide Authority as Turmoil Rises - David Kirkpatrick, NYT
Will the U.S. Denounce Morsi? - Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
ObamaCare Jumps the Shark in Its Premiere - Walter Russell Mead, TAI
The Republican Party Self-Destructs - Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg
How GOP Can Go on Offense in Budget Debate - Steve Forbes, Forbes
DeMint Exit Has Big Implications for Graham, Haley - Scott Conroy, RCP
The Forgotten Millions - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Fantasy of a 91% Top Income Tax Rate - Peter Schiff, Wall Street Journal
GOP Sneak Attack Guts Labor Rights in Mich. - John Nichols, The Nation
Shock Therapy for Obama's Supersized Gov't - Robert Robb, AZ Republic
Bobby Jindal Makes a Splash With Terrible Ideas - Jamelle Bouie, TAP
QE-The Monetary Policy of the Adolescent - John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
Debunking Myths About Pearl Harbor - Craig Shirley, Washington Post
Rep. Michael Grimm's legal bills are more than $677,000. [Nick Reisman]
A New, Bolder Obama Stands Firm on Taxes - Chicago Sun-Times
Michigan's Fight to Be Competitive Again - Washington Examiner
U.S. Arms Find Their Way to Islamic Extremists - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dec. 7, 1941 - Few Survive, But We Must All Remember - LVRJ
White House Not Just Going to Sit Around While Everyone Smokes Pot(NY Mag)
Hurricane Sandy Can’t Keep November’s Jobs Report Down(NY Mag)
Both Romney and Obama ran $1 billion campaigns(Wash Post)
U.S. Adds 146,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.7%(NYT)
Details of President Obama’s second inauguration have been announced.
Presenting...our inaugural edition of "This Week on the Hill"(PBS)
President Obama's Energy Dilemma - Joel Kotkin, New Geography
The Crazy Republican Base Is the Problem - Bob Cesca, Huffington Post
Jim DeMint's Triumph - Ben Domenech, The Transom
Jobs Report: A Pleasant Surprise - Jared Bernstein, Salon
Another Nasty, 'New Normal' Month for Economy - James Pethokoukis, AEI
The Tax Reform Consensus Is Dead - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Michigan's Own Wisconsin-Style Showdown - Andy Kroll, Mother Jones
A Remarkable Event in Michigan - John Steele Gordon, Commentary
Immigration Reform Is Back on Agenda - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
Jeb Bush Wants to Talk About Education - Andrew Rotherham, Time
Debunking Myths About Pearl Harbor - Craig Shirley, Washington Post
Hillary Clinton will testify in open hearing on Benghazi attacks http://politi.co/TKpnEc
Supreme Court to take up Prop. 8, Defense of Marriage Act
Journalism Industry Reels From Week Of Job Cuts(Huff Post)
Law and Order
Hasidic ‘power perv’ (NYP) Prosecutors say he was a feared power broker in the most insular of Orthodox Jewish sects in Brooklyn who thought he could get away with
anything — including the alleged sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl.* Molloy: Teen abuse trial questions Jewish group's custo(NYDN) * A loophole allowing religious nonprofits to avoid auditing from the
state needs to change, one newspaper editorial board urged. [New York Post]* Lawyer for Accused Orthodox Sex Abuser Likens Case to Salem Witch Trials(DNAINFO) * Jury deliberating in abuse case of NY counselor http://dlvr.it/2bn8bg 
Subway sadness
(NYP) She couldn’t let go. Ashley Han, whose beloved father was shoved to
his death in front of a subway train, clutched a photo of the tragic
victim throughout a heartbreaking day of memorial services yesterday.* Subway pusher Naeem Davis was high on weed.(NY Mag) City Settles With Disabled People Fraudulently Adopted in ’90s and Abused(NYT)
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Prosecutors Target Doctor in Overdoses (WSJ) An anesthesiologist who ran a weekend clinic in Queens where
patients seeking painkiller prescriptions allegedly received numbers
like customers at a deli counter was charged in four fatal overdoses * Man Scrambles from Subway Tracks Just in Time(NBC)
Queens Doctor Is Charged in Two Deaths(NYT)Dr. Stan Xuhui Li is accused of prescribing pain medicine for medically unsound reasons to 20 patients, seven of whom have died.* Brooklyn man gets 5 years in credit purge scam(NYDN)
Sandy soaks rob trial(NYP) * NYPD seeks public's help in ID of suspect(Fox 5) *
Robber Targets Senior Women in Bronx(NBC)
New York State Is Sued Over Use of Isolation in Its Prisons(NYT) * Suit Targets Solitary Confinement(WSJ) * NYPD seeks public's help in ID of suspect(WSJ) * NYPD sergeant gets probation in perjury case(WSJ) * The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of New York state’s policies on the use of solitary confinement in its prisons, which are said to be among the most oppressive in the nation, the Times-Union writes: http://bit.ly/11OUK3b
Burns journo spurno
(NYP) He may be an award-winning documentary filmmaker, but PBS icon Ken
Burns’ latest project isn’t “independent journalism,” the city
says. City lawyers are asking a judge to reject Burns’ claim of
“journalistic privilege” and make him immediately hand over raw footage and outtakes from his new movie on the infamous “Central Park Jogger” rape case.Killer cop guilty of car horror(NYP) * Detective Who Hit Pedestrian Is Convicted of Manslaughter(NYT)
* Ex-detective guilty of second-degree manslaughter for killing (NYDN)
* After Handcuffing, Officer to Be Charged With Unlawful Imprisonment(NYT)
* Pillow-carrying mobster gets 24 months in jail(NYDN)
* Bonanno mob underboss gets 2 years in racketeering case(NYP)
* Gunman Tries to Rob Man, 73, in Elevator(NBC)
Terrorism The Post lauds the efforts of the NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for building a “rock-solid” case against a terrorist who plotted to blow up several Manhattan synagogues and churches:
