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	<title>Observer &#187; The Morning Read: November 22, 2006</title>
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		<title>Observer &#187; The Morning Read: November 22, 2006</title>
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		<title>The Morning Read: November 22, 2006</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Rudy Giuliani <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/us/politics/22giuliani.html">created</a> a presidential exploratory committee.</p>
<p>One Rudy adviser said <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usrudy224986354nov22,0,2211150.story?coll=ny-uspolitics-headlines">a decision</a> about whether the former mayor will actually run will be made after the New Year.</p>
<p>A 60-second <a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/43961">Draft Rudy radio ad</a> is currently running in Des Moines, Iowa and Manchester N.H.</p>
<p>Hillary Clinton wants the 2008 Democratic <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/473752p-398571c.html">convention</a> in New York.</p>
<p>Charlie Rangel explains why he wants to <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/473579p-398444c.html">reinstate the military draft</a>.</p>
<p>Democrats in congress take over some <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/us/politics/22cong.html?ref=washington">Republican office space</a>.</p>
<p>The leading contender to be <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11222006/news/regionalnews/eliot_eyes_exec_with_mta_link_regionalnews_jeremy_olshan.htm">the next MTA chairman</a> is an executive at a company that currently has $198 million in contracts with the MTA.  </p>
<p>George Pataki <a href="http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=537651&amp;category=STATE&amp;newsdate=11/22/2006">transferred money</a> from his  state campaign committee to the PAC he uses to pay for his his nationwide travel.</p>
<p>And City Comptroller Bill Thompson <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/473691p-398526c.html">criticized</a> the no-bid contracts awarded by the city's Education Department.</p>
<p><em>-- Azi Paybarah</em></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rudy Giuliani <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/us/politics/22giuliani.html">created</a> a presidential exploratory committee.</p>
<p>One Rudy adviser said <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usrudy224986354nov22,0,2211150.story?coll=ny-uspolitics-headlines">a decision</a> about whether the former mayor will actually run will be made after the New Year.</p>
<p>A 60-second <a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/43961">Draft Rudy radio ad</a> is currently running in Des Moines, Iowa and Manchester N.H.</p>
<p>Hillary Clinton wants the 2008 Democratic <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/473752p-398571c.html">convention</a> in New York.</p>
<p>Charlie Rangel explains why he wants to <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/473579p-398444c.html">reinstate the military draft</a>.</p>
<p>Democrats in congress take over some <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/us/politics/22cong.html?ref=washington">Republican office space</a>.</p>
<p>The leading contender to be <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11222006/news/regionalnews/eliot_eyes_exec_with_mta_link_regionalnews_jeremy_olshan.htm">the next MTA chairman</a> is an executive at a company that currently has $198 million in contracts with the MTA.  </p>
<p>George Pataki <a href="http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=537651&amp;category=STATE&amp;newsdate=11/22/2006">transferred money</a> from his  state campaign committee to the PAC he uses to pay for his his nationwide travel.</p>
<p>And City Comptroller Bill Thompson <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/473691p-398526c.html">criticized</a> the no-bid contracts awarded by the city's Education Department.</p>
<p><em>-- Azi Paybarah</em></p>
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