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Wes Clark: It’s The Jews, Stupid!

Written by John DeSio on January 4, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

If we are to believe Arriana Huffington (and we have no reason not to), potential 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark thinks the United States is about to bomb Iran. Why? Cause the Jews want us to! Quote: "You just have to read what’s in the Israeli press. The Jewish community is divided but there
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Pork Abusers Beware, Andrew Cuomo’s Coming For You

Written by John DeSio on January 4, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is not wasting any time going after Albany’s sacred cows. Just days into his first term, Cuomo has announced that his office will launch an investigation into the more than 6,000 member items state legislators placed into this year’s budget. "The taxpayers of New York must be assured that their hard-earned
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2006: Public Schools Get Dirtier, Pervier

Written by John DeSio on January 4, 2007. Posted in Education, Posts

Today, the office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation (SCI) for the city school district released its annual report outlining just how many cases it handled in 2006, and what those cases meant. In 2006, SCI received 2,552 total complaints, up 38% from 1,849 in 2005. When it came to sexual abuse reports, always the
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More “State Of The State” Reaction

Written by John DeSio on January 3, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

"This is an exciting time to be a New Yorker," said Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion. "Governor Spitzer has made it clear that a new era has begun. I look forward to working with the Governor as he leads New York State back to its full potential." "It was pretty good," said Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey
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State Of The State: Initial Reactions

Written by John DeSio on January 3, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Reactions to Governor Eliot Spitzer's first "State of the State" address (found here) have already begun to pour in.

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Canada: Wal-Mart’s Awesome!

Written by John DeSio on January 2, 2007. Posted in Business, Posts

Though the company is much reviled by employee rights’ organizations and labor unions across the country and right here in the city, Canadian workers seem to think that working for Wal-Mart is just peachy. Report on Business magazine has just released its rankings of the top 50 employers in Canada and Wal-Mart has made the
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Years Ago, Efrain Won His Case

Written by John DeSio on January 2, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Bronx State Senator Efrain Gonzalez has been found on the wrong side of the law in the past, but in 1978 he was able to avoid any consequences.

With a little bit of digging, reporter Candice M. Giove has found that nearly three decades ago Gonzalez was indicted by federal prosecutors for his part in a scheme to allegedly bilk a non-profit group out of tens of thousands of dollars through a shady real estate deal.

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Spitzer’s Revolution Will Be Televised, Boring

Written by John DeSio on January 2, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

In the wee small hours of his first day in office, Governor Eliot Spitzer signed several executive orders, one of which will demand that state agencies get their act together and plan to broadcast all their relevant meeting over the Internet by July 1, 2007. Anyone familiar with the New York State Legislative Channel that
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Edwards v. Wal-Mart: Sound Electoral Policy?

Written by John DeSio on December 28, 2006. Posted in Politics, Posts

In advance of his announcement today that he would once again run for president, Democrat John Edwards had been spending a great deal of his time and energy immersing himself in one particular issue: Wal-Mart and its alleged mistreatment of its employees.

Bird Flu Deaths Up, You Didn’t Hear About It

Written by John DeSio on December 28, 2006. Posted in Breaking News, Posts

Bloomberg.com is reporting today that with the death of three family members in Egypt the number of worldwide deaths from avian flu, more commonly called bird flu, this year alone is greater than the previous three years combined. Previous years of coverage on this issue featured quite the media storm, complete with "are you at risk?" scare stories
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