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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/amny-march17.jpg?w=255&h=300" /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/nyregion/17earmarks.html?ref=nyregion">Earmarks</a>: "[L]awmakers still have a way to get their favorite projects funded: appealing directly to federal agencies. [Ray Hernandez]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.empirecenter.org/AboutUS/news_releases/2011/03/statepayroll031711.cfm">Database</a>: Empire Center publishes 2010 state payroll. [Manhattan Institute]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/16/2011-03-16_secretary_of_state_hillary_clinton_visits_tahrir_square_site_of_mubarak_protests.html">Egypt</a>: Footage of Hillary Clinton in Tahrir Square. [Daily News, Reuters]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/17/2011-03-17_gov_risky_indian_point_should_be_shut.html">Nuclear</a>: Cuomo says of Indian Point, "It should be closed. This plant in this proximity to the city was never a good risk." [Daily News]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/powering_new_york_kzDHncfHsNXPAnFBlHKtBJ">Nuclear</a>: Editors say it's pandering; not a good idea. [NY Post]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/16/2011-03-16_president_obama_to_headline_30800ahead_dnc_bash_in_harlem_at_least_one_local_fun.html">Obama's Harlem Fund-Raiser</a>: Unclear if Rangel will attend. [Daily News]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/opinion/17thu1.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss">Gun Control</a>: Editors want "muscular White House leadership" on the issue. [NYT]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/nyregion/17bill-clinton.html?_r=3&amp;ref=nyregion">Clinton's Office</a>: Last paragraph reminds us that Harlem wasn't Bill Clinton's first choice; more like his third. [NYT]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2011/03/16/gay_city_news/news/doc4d810c1c00355118780938.txt">Same-Sex Marriage</a>: After meeting Cuomo, activist says, "He's going to work on it and his team is going to work on it as soon as they get the budget done." [Paul Schindler]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/poll-bloomberg-s-third-term-approval-ratings-plummet-1.2764137">Bloomberg's Popularity</a>: GOP pollster says "It&rsquo;s almost like he&rsquo;s been very detached this last term." [amNew York]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/16/2011-03-16_mayor_mike_bloombergs_approval_rating_hits_lowest_point_in_8_years_51_disapprove.html#ixzz1GrSv72sD">Bloomberg's Popularity</a>: "The snow may have melted but the cold feelings linger." [Adam Lisberg]</p>
<p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703899704576204953698786120.html?mod=WSJ_NY_MIDDLETopStories">Bloomberg's Popularity</a>: Spokesman Loeser explains, "The mayor is making tough choices in a difficult time, which is what people elected him to do." [Michael Saul]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article368554.ece">Bloomberg's Insult of Buffalo</a>: "How can a man who is so educated, so worldly, so wealthy be so parochial?" asks Buffalo Council president David Francyk. [Buffalo News]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Time-of-flexibility-for-budget-talks-1164396.php">State Budget</a>: Cuomo resisting tax on those making over $1 million; Assembly still pushing. [Jimmy Vielkind]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article368467.ece">State Budget</a>: Another likely impasse is UB2020; Skelos says it's a priority; Assembly resists. [Tom Precious]</p>
<p><a href="http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=C9A4160B1EE579D92CB1.3076?site=newsday&amp;view=top_stories_item&amp;feed:a=newsday_1min&amp;feed:c=topstories&amp;feed:i=1.2763179&amp;nopaging=1">Nassau Budget</a>: "That plan includes $50.5 million in labor savings from layoffs, attrition and the elimination of vacant positions as part of $121 million in spending cuts that Mangano expects to put in place by July." [Celeste Hadrick]</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/03/16/mayor-signs-pregnancy-center-law-setting-stage-for-abortion-battle/?mod=WSJBlog&amp;mod=WSJ_NY_NY_Blog">Abortion NYC</a>: "[T]he mayor said he has a clear conscience in signing it. He stopped short of saying whether he thought the law would survive a legal challenge. [Michael Saul]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Prison-closure-opens-divide-1164419.php">Prison Closures</a>: GOP concerned about jobs; Assembly wants them relocated. [Rick Karlin]</p>
<p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703386704576186753180847930.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">Opinion</a>: Mort Zuckerman says "Why are all the vital signs discouraging? Quite simply, it is because households are still carrying far too much debt." [WSJ]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/quinn_quinn_situation_CcgNYH067vk5N6Ewl5O01N">Christine Quinn</a>: Very Irish. [Cindy Adams]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/playing_it_safe_OSimaJpMpHID9vSlj9F8II">David Koch</a>: Very protected. [Page Six]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Worth-a-thousand-words-indeed-1158604.php">Albany Rioting</a>: Police want students to turn themselves in. [Times Union]</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/crime/idiocy-by-numbers/7026/">Pictures</a>: Head shots of students involved in Albany rioting; cops want them identified. [Times Union]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/amny-march17.jpg?w=255&h=300" /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/nyregion/17earmarks.html?ref=nyregion">Earmarks</a>: "[L]awmakers still have a way to get their favorite projects funded: appealing directly to federal agencies. [Ray Hernandez]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.empirecenter.org/AboutUS/news_releases/2011/03/statepayroll031711.cfm">Database</a>: Empire Center publishes 2010 state payroll. [Manhattan Institute]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/16/2011-03-16_secretary_of_state_hillary_clinton_visits_tahrir_square_site_of_mubarak_protests.html">Egypt</a>: Footage of Hillary Clinton in Tahrir Square. [Daily News, Reuters]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/17/2011-03-17_gov_risky_indian_point_should_be_shut.html">Nuclear</a>: Cuomo says of Indian Point, "It should be closed. This plant in this proximity to the city was never a good risk." [Daily News]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/powering_new_york_kzDHncfHsNXPAnFBlHKtBJ">Nuclear</a>: Editors say it's pandering; not a good idea. [NY Post]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/16/2011-03-16_president_obama_to_headline_30800ahead_dnc_bash_in_harlem_at_least_one_local_fun.html">Obama's Harlem Fund-Raiser</a>: Unclear if Rangel will attend. [Daily News]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/opinion/17thu1.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss">Gun Control</a>: Editors want "muscular White House leadership" on the issue. [NYT]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/nyregion/17bill-clinton.html?_r=3&amp;ref=nyregion">Clinton's Office</a>: Last paragraph reminds us that Harlem wasn't Bill Clinton's first choice; more like his third. [NYT]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2011/03/16/gay_city_news/news/doc4d810c1c00355118780938.txt">Same-Sex Marriage</a>: After meeting Cuomo, activist says, "He's going to work on it and his team is going to work on it as soon as they get the budget done." [Paul Schindler]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/poll-bloomberg-s-third-term-approval-ratings-plummet-1.2764137">Bloomberg's Popularity</a>: GOP pollster says "It&rsquo;s almost like he&rsquo;s been very detached this last term." [amNew York]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/16/2011-03-16_mayor_mike_bloombergs_approval_rating_hits_lowest_point_in_8_years_51_disapprove.html#ixzz1GrSv72sD">Bloomberg's Popularity</a>: "The snow may have melted but the cold feelings linger." [Adam Lisberg]</p>
<p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703899704576204953698786120.html?mod=WSJ_NY_MIDDLETopStories">Bloomberg's Popularity</a>: Spokesman Loeser explains, "The mayor is making tough choices in a difficult time, which is what people elected him to do." [Michael Saul]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article368554.ece">Bloomberg's Insult of Buffalo</a>: "How can a man who is so educated, so worldly, so wealthy be so parochial?" asks Buffalo Council president David Francyk. [Buffalo News]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Time-of-flexibility-for-budget-talks-1164396.php">State Budget</a>: Cuomo resisting tax on those making over $1 million; Assembly still pushing. [Jimmy Vielkind]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article368467.ece">State Budget</a>: Another likely impasse is UB2020; Skelos says it's a priority; Assembly resists. [Tom Precious]</p>
<p><a href="http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=C9A4160B1EE579D92CB1.3076?site=newsday&amp;view=top_stories_item&amp;feed:a=newsday_1min&amp;feed:c=topstories&amp;feed:i=1.2763179&amp;nopaging=1">Nassau Budget</a>: "That plan includes $50.5 million in labor savings from layoffs, attrition and the elimination of vacant positions as part of $121 million in spending cuts that Mangano expects to put in place by July." [Celeste Hadrick]</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/03/16/mayor-signs-pregnancy-center-law-setting-stage-for-abortion-battle/?mod=WSJBlog&amp;mod=WSJ_NY_NY_Blog">Abortion NYC</a>: "[T]he mayor said he has a clear conscience in signing it. He stopped short of saying whether he thought the law would survive a legal challenge. [Michael Saul]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Prison-closure-opens-divide-1164419.php">Prison Closures</a>: GOP concerned about jobs; Assembly wants them relocated. [Rick Karlin]</p>
<p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703386704576186753180847930.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">Opinion</a>: Mort Zuckerman says "Why are all the vital signs discouraging? Quite simply, it is because households are still carrying far too much debt." [WSJ]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/quinn_quinn_situation_CcgNYH067vk5N6Ewl5O01N">Christine Quinn</a>: Very Irish. [Cindy Adams]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/playing_it_safe_OSimaJpMpHID9vSlj9F8II">David Koch</a>: Very protected. [Page Six]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Worth-a-thousand-words-indeed-1158604.php">Albany Rioting</a>: Police want students to turn themselves in. [Times Union]</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/crime/idiocy-by-numbers/7026/">Pictures</a>: Head shots of students involved in Albany rioting; cops want them identified. [Times Union]</p>
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