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A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring the collection of taxes sold on Indian reservations to non-Indians, which was scheduled to start tommorrow.
It appears the governor misspoke about State Troopers getting shot in Indian country during the Carey years.
The Office of Congressional Ethics has asked the Hosue ethics committee to investigate three House members – including Queens Rep. Joe Crowley – in relation to fundraising events with financial services firms that coincided with the debate over Wall Street reform.
Assemblywoman Ginny Fields would like a robocall recorded by AG Andrew Cuomo.
Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, who led the charge for a microstamping bill along with Sen. Eric Schneiderman, endorsed Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice for AG.
Eleanor’s Legacy is not happy with Assemblyman Adam Claton Powell IV.
Chemung County GOP Chairman Michael Krusen endorsed Carl Paladino for governor. (No link).
The NFIB made its first endorsement of the season for GOP Senate candidate Mary Beth Murphy, who is running in a primary against Assemblyman Greg Ball.
Sen. Neil Breslin called Gov. David Paterson an “absolute, total failure” as a governor.
Paterson signed 66 bills into law and vetoed 26.
Caroline Giuliani got one day of community service for her shoplifting spree.
Paterson named a health care reform advisory committee.
The NYC firefighter unions endorsed Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
Investigating the financing for the Park51 project would “set a terrible precedent,” according to Mayor Bloomberg.
Bloomberg thinks Community Board 1 Chair Jule Menin’s idea of turning the mosque into an interfaith center is a good one, but only if the developers want to.
The mayor said he didn’t discuss 2012 with the president when the two of them golfed (not well) and reiterated that he intends to serve out all 1,218 remaining days in his third term.
Here’s the governor talking about how the “acrimony” surrounding the Park51 project has started to remind him of “Bonfire of the Vanities”.
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