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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Pervez Musharraf </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081800418.html?hpid=topnews"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">announces that he will resign</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> as Pakistan’s President. Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro – </span><a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/richardnixonresignationspeech.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">not Vice President Ford</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> – will take over.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Bob Barr is “</span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702456.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">is so into the Founding Fathers</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> that most of his phone numbers, including his cellphone, end in &quot;1-7-7-6.&quot;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Joe Biden </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/us/politics/18biden.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">takes his turn</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> has the trendy V.P. choice of the moment.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Perhaps </span><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/08/17/obama-discusses-energy-ideas-with-t-boone-pickens/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">the best proof</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> of how foolish </span><a href="http://poligazette.com/2008/08/16/john-kerry-in-running-for-vice-president/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">the weekend chatter about John Kerry</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> truly was.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Obama </span><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12596.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">is expected to make the V.P. announcement “this week.”</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> Or “as late as this weekend.” Or even “the beginning of the Democratic convention” next week. Hope that narrows it down</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">It’s always fun to read an article about </span><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-gop-protest-takes-on-groundhog-day-feel-2008-08-16.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">the antics of House Republicans</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> written by Dennis Kucinich’s daughter.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">The Sun </span><a href="http://www.nysun.com/new-york/paterson-boosts-troopers/84088/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">suggests a quid pro quo</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> in the 14% pay raise Governor Paterson is awarding to state troopers.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">Paterson seems </span></span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08182008/news/regionalnews/gov_and_pols_slash_cuts_124966.htm"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">willing to settle for far less</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> drastic budget cuts than he first proposed.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">The informal campaign to make Mike Bloomberg Mayor For Life </span><a href="http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49290/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">rolls on</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Even as the 14-large digital clocks </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/nyregion/18clocks.html?ref=nyregion"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">installed by Bloomberg</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> in various city offices continue to tick down.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Mario Cuomo </span><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/08/17/2008-08-17_exgov_mario_cuomo_helped_target_of_probe-1.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">served as an unpaid consultant</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> to an investment firm that is part of an investigation being led by Andrew Cuomo.</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08182008/news/regionalnews/gov_and_pols_slash_cuts_124966.htm"></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Pervez Musharraf </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081800418.html?hpid=topnews"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">announces that he will resign</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> as Pakistan’s President. Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro – </span><a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/richardnixonresignationspeech.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">not Vice President Ford</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> – will take over.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Bob Barr is “</span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702456.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">is so into the Founding Fathers</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> that most of his phone numbers, including his cellphone, end in &quot;1-7-7-6.&quot;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Joe Biden </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/us/politics/18biden.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">takes his turn</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> has the trendy V.P. choice of the moment.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Perhaps </span><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/08/17/obama-discusses-energy-ideas-with-t-boone-pickens/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">the best proof</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> of how foolish </span><a href="http://poligazette.com/2008/08/16/john-kerry-in-running-for-vice-president/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">the weekend chatter about John Kerry</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> truly was.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Obama </span><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12596.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">is expected to make the V.P. announcement “this week.”</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> Or “as late as this weekend.” Or even “the beginning of the Democratic convention” next week. Hope that narrows it down</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">It’s always fun to read an article about </span><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-gop-protest-takes-on-groundhog-day-feel-2008-08-16.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">the antics of House Republicans</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> written by Dennis Kucinich’s daughter.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">The Sun </span><a href="http://www.nysun.com/new-york/paterson-boosts-troopers/84088/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">suggests a quid pro quo</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> in the 14% pay raise Governor Paterson is awarding to state troopers.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">Paterson seems </span></span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08182008/news/regionalnews/gov_and_pols_slash_cuts_124966.htm"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">willing to settle for far less</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> drastic budget cuts than he first proposed.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">The informal campaign to make Mike Bloomberg Mayor For Life </span><a href="http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/49290/"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">rolls on</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Even as the 14-large digital clocks </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/nyregion/18clocks.html?ref=nyregion"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">installed by Bloomberg</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> in various city offices continue to tick down.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">Mario Cuomo </span><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/08/17/2008-08-17_exgov_mario_cuomo_helped_target_of_probe-1.html"><span style="font-size: small;color: #800080;font-family: Times New Roman">served as an unpaid consultant</span></a><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> to an investment firm that is part of an investigation being led by Andrew Cuomo.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman"> </span>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08182008/news/regionalnews/gov_and_pols_slash_cuts_124966.htm"></a></p>
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