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		<title>Spitzer&#039;s Meals with the Assembly</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Eliot Spitzer hasn&#039;t enjoyed particularly <a href="/2007/new-york-democrats-play-well-apart" target="_blank">close</a> relations with Assembly Democrats since arriving in Albany. But recently, he&#039;s had a number of Assembly Democrats over to the mansion for breakfasts and dinners. Extending an olive branch, perhaps? </p>
<p>This morning, Spitzer had breakfast with the Assembly Democrats - and Republicans - from Western New York; last night, Assembly Democrats from Brooklyn dined at the mansion; Wednesday morning, it was Assembly members from Queens having breakfast at the mansion.</p>
<p>&quot;He kind of asked us what was on our minds,&quot; said Assemblywoman Joan Millman of Brooklyn. &quot;Many of our colleagues spoke about housing, the lack of affordable housing. I spoke about transportation.&quot; </p>
<p>&quot;We all sat at a very large dining table,&quot; she said, &quot;I thought it was a very free wheeling conversation,&quot; she said.  </p>
<p>Asked for comment, Spitzer spokeswoman Christine Anderson said, &quot;Today&#039;s breakfast was bipartisan, to discuss issues of importance to Western New Yorkers.&quot;</p>
<p>She added, &quot;The governor looks forward to the opportunity to sit with other lawmakers and discuss issues of importance for this session and for their districts.&quot; </p>
<p>The other two meetings at the mansion were just with Democrats, she said. (In all fairness, how many Republican Assembly members are there in the city anyway?)</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eliot Spitzer hasn&#039;t enjoyed particularly <a href="/2007/new-york-democrats-play-well-apart" target="_blank">close</a> relations with Assembly Democrats since arriving in Albany. But recently, he&#039;s had a number of Assembly Democrats over to the mansion for breakfasts and dinners. Extending an olive branch, perhaps? </p>
<p>This morning, Spitzer had breakfast with the Assembly Democrats - and Republicans - from Western New York; last night, Assembly Democrats from Brooklyn dined at the mansion; Wednesday morning, it was Assembly members from Queens having breakfast at the mansion.</p>
<p>&quot;He kind of asked us what was on our minds,&quot; said Assemblywoman Joan Millman of Brooklyn. &quot;Many of our colleagues spoke about housing, the lack of affordable housing. I spoke about transportation.&quot; </p>
<p>&quot;We all sat at a very large dining table,&quot; she said, &quot;I thought it was a very free wheeling conversation,&quot; she said.  </p>
<p>Asked for comment, Spitzer spokeswoman Christine Anderson said, &quot;Today&#039;s breakfast was bipartisan, to discuss issues of importance to Western New Yorkers.&quot;</p>
<p>She added, &quot;The governor looks forward to the opportunity to sit with other lawmakers and discuss issues of importance for this session and for their districts.&quot; </p>
<p>The other two meetings at the mansion were just with Democrats, she said. (In all fairness, how many Republican Assembly members are there in the city anyway?)</p>
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