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		<title>The Morning Read: Tuesday, April 24, 2007</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Black officials in New York may be <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/us/politics/24clinton.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin">drifting</a> away from Hillary Clinton and towards Barack Obama.</p>
<p>Families of September 11th victims and rescue workers <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_rudy_gets_earful_at_stop_here.html">protested</a> outside Rudy Guiliani's event in midtown yesterday.</p>
<p>Eliot Spitzer plans to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/nyregion/24finance.html?ref=nyregion">barnstorm</a> the state and attack Senate Republicans who oppose campaign finance reform.</p>
<p>Spitzer said he doesn't think "there is a <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/news/regionalnews/eliot__gay_wed_bill_lost_cause__for_now_regionalnews_kenneth_lovett__post_correspondent.htm">realistic shot</a>" of passing a bill legalizing same sex marriage, but he'll introduce the bill anyway.</p>
<p>On same-sex marriage, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said, "It's irrelevant whether I <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stgay245184261apr24,0,4274818.story?coll=ny-statenews-headlines">personally support</a> it or not."</p>
<p>Legislative leaders are not on board with <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_bloombergs_congestion_fee_on_skids_in_al.html">congestion pricing</a>.</p>
<p>As Bill Hammond put its, "If Mayor Bloomberg thinks the traffic in Manhattan is bad, just wait till he runs into <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_politics-1.html">Albany gridlock</a>."</p>
<p>Bloomberg is in Mexico today, the <a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/53058">fourth country</a> he's visited in as many months.</p>
<p>City principals reached a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/nyregion/24principals.html?ref=nyregion">contract</a> deal that'll increase salaries by 23 percent in exchange for longer work days and detailed performance evaluations.</p>
<p>The Daily News editorial board <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_good_deal_for_principals.html">likes</a> the deal.</p>
<p>Nicole Gelinas is <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/nys_sick_transit_opedcolumnists_nicole_gelinas.htm?page=0">skeptical</a> about some of the mayor's proposals for PLaNYC.</p>
<p>There are resolutions in the City Council and legislature asking New York to <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_council_weighing_slavery_apology-1.html">apologize</a> for slavery.</p>
<p>At least one gardener at the Port Authority made <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_103green_thumb-3.html">$102,700</a> last year.</p>
<p>The words Ho, bitch and the n-word were <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/news/nationalnews/hip_hop_call__no_mo_ho_nationalnews_carl_campanile.htm">banned</a> by rap executives yesterday.</p>
<p>And Carl Bernstein <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/news/nationalnews/clinton_tome_is_coming_nationalnews_.htm">interviewed</a> more than 200 people for his 640-page book about Hillary.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Black officials in New York may be <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/us/politics/24clinton.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin">drifting</a> away from Hillary Clinton and towards Barack Obama.</p>
<p>Families of September 11th victims and rescue workers <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_rudy_gets_earful_at_stop_here.html">protested</a> outside Rudy Guiliani's event in midtown yesterday.</p>
<p>Eliot Spitzer plans to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/nyregion/24finance.html?ref=nyregion">barnstorm</a> the state and attack Senate Republicans who oppose campaign finance reform.</p>
<p>Spitzer said he doesn't think "there is a <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/news/regionalnews/eliot__gay_wed_bill_lost_cause__for_now_regionalnews_kenneth_lovett__post_correspondent.htm">realistic shot</a>" of passing a bill legalizing same sex marriage, but he'll introduce the bill anyway.</p>
<p>On same-sex marriage, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said, "It's irrelevant whether I <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stgay245184261apr24,0,4274818.story?coll=ny-statenews-headlines">personally support</a> it or not."</p>
<p>Legislative leaders are not on board with <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_bloombergs_congestion_fee_on_skids_in_al.html">congestion pricing</a>.</p>
<p>As Bill Hammond put its, "If Mayor Bloomberg thinks the traffic in Manhattan is bad, just wait till he runs into <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_politics-1.html">Albany gridlock</a>."</p>
<p>Bloomberg is in Mexico today, the <a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/53058">fourth country</a> he's visited in as many months.</p>
<p>City principals reached a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/nyregion/24principals.html?ref=nyregion">contract</a> deal that'll increase salaries by 23 percent in exchange for longer work days and detailed performance evaluations.</p>
<p>The Daily News editorial board <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_good_deal_for_principals.html">likes</a> the deal.</p>
<p>Nicole Gelinas is <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/nys_sick_transit_opedcolumnists_nicole_gelinas.htm?page=0">skeptical</a> about some of the mayor's proposals for PLaNYC.</p>
<p>There are resolutions in the City Council and legislature asking New York to <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_council_weighing_slavery_apology-1.html">apologize</a> for slavery.</p>
<p>At least one gardener at the Port Authority made <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/24/2007-04-24_103green_thumb-3.html">$102,700</a> last year.</p>
<p>The words Ho, bitch and the n-word were <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/news/nationalnews/hip_hop_call__no_mo_ho_nationalnews_carl_campanile.htm">banned</a> by rap executives yesterday.</p>
<p>And Carl Bernstein <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242007/news/nationalnews/clinton_tome_is_coming_nationalnews_.htm">interviewed</a> more than 200 people for his 640-page book about Hillary.</p>
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