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• New York G.O.P. Lacks Big Name to Head 2010 Slate

  
  NewsHunter.org — Authority: 168
  With Rudolph W. Giuliani not running, Republicans have no marquee figure to oppose Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand.
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• New York G.O.P. Lacks Big Name for 2010 Slate

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  With Rudolph W. Giuliani not running, Republicans have no marquee figure to oppose Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand.
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• Karnataka women seek 50 percent quota in local bodies

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Bangalore, Dec 20 (IANS) Women members of local government bodies in Karnataka have sought 50 percent representation for them in the three-tier ‘panchayat’ (local council) institutions across the state.In a memorandum to Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday, a joint organisation of the members said the state ...
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• Prosecutors Assail Albany Recordkeeping

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  After the conviction of former Senator Joseph L. Bruno, prosecutors are disclosing how hard it was to pull back the veil on a secretive Legislature.
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• Regulator Criticizes Ethics Plan

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Michael Cherkasky, the top state ethics regulator, criticized a plan backed by the Assembly to overhaul legislative ethics oversight, because the Legislature would police itself.
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• Women’s quota bill likely in budget session: Natarajan (Second Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) A landmark bill on reserving 33 percent of seats for women in parliament and the state legislatures is likely to come up for discussion in the budget session of parliament beginning late February, chairperson of a parliamentary panel on the measure said Thursday.“A bill on reserving 33 ...
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• Minneapolis on road to transparency

  
  Sunlight Foundation — Authority: 643
  Tired of waiting for your city to become more transparent? Tony Webster , John Schrom and Ryan Johnson decided to take responsibility for their city of Minneapolis and create a software platform in order to “open municipal government, encourage clean and information-based elections, track issues and inspire ...
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• GST unlikely to be introduced on April 1, 2010 as Constitutional amendment may take another five months

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 159
  In spite of the optimism shown by Asim Dasgupta, chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers, the much-anticipated goods and services tax (GST) is unlikely to be introduced on April 1, 2010. The process of Constitutional amendment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
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• Senate leaders want to replace one cancer with another

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 432
  D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h Senate leaders are starting to panic over the prospects for their cancerous healthcare bill. They can’t seem to find the votes they need. The main problem seems to be the so-called “public option” — a complex scheme that would create a tax-funded government health ...
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• Paterson Trims Aid to Schools and Localities

  
  NewsHunter.org — Authority: 168
  Gov. David A. Paterson said withholding $750 million was necessary to prevent New York from becoming insolvent.
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• ‘Smart’ Electric Utility Meters, Intended to Create Savings, Instead Prompt Revolt

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Customers in California are in open revolt, and officials in Connecticut and Texas are questioning whether the rush to install meters benefits the public.
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• In Budget Fight, Paterson Withholds Aid to Localities

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Gov. David A. Paterson said he would withhold $750 million, saying that strong action was necessary to prevent New York from becoming insolvent.
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• An Age Ripe for Political Reform (Maybe)

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Advice for those in power: Watch out. In hard times, with scandals in both parties, voters take revenge on the system itself.
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• Study: States still two years from economic recovery

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 656
  Even though the U.S. economy is believed to have begun rebounding sometime in the third quarter of 2009, state finances are not expected to recover for at least two years , according to a report released Wednesday. Research by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) found that nationally, state ...
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• A single source for India’s laws and legislations

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Want to know about the plethora of laws that are legislated by India’s parliament and state assemblies? Now there is a single resource for anyone wanting to know about them from a website launched here Wednesday.The Laws of India database (www.lawsof india.org), a project of PRS Legislative ...
  2 weeks ago

• News Analysis: In Albany, a Legislature Resists Ethics Oversight

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  The trial and conviction of former Senator Joseph L. Bruno shows fundamental flaws in the state’s oversight.
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• Editorial: Senator Bruno’s Legacy

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  
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• Muhammad Yunus to deliver Lok Sabha memorial lecture

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture Wednesday evening in the Central Hall of Parliament House.Yunus, managing director of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, will speak on “Social Business: A Step Toward Creating a New ...
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• Former Missouri House Speaker (R) Beats Up, Chokes Mistress During Sex [UPDATE]

  
  Wonkette top — Authority: 629
  In an incident in which the perpetrator should have considered that he would become a household name on Wonkette before going through with it, former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton is facing assault charges for allegedly beating the shit out of his mistress while having sex. His ladyfriend had not uttered the ...
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• Toward a sensible religious accommodation in DC

  
  hunter of justice — Authority: 419
  In my view, when the legal consequences of same-sex marriage or civil rights laws affect religious providers of social services, both the law enforcement authorities and the sectarian groups should stretch to find a solution that allows the anti-discrimination principle to take effect while not forcing the religious ...
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