Biden Says Palin Speech Was “Karl Rove’s Stuff”
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said this morning that his VP foe Sarah Palin’s speech lacked any substance or talk about health care, helping the middle class and was “only done to mask the fact that they don’t want to own up to the last eight years and that they don’t have a plan [...]
Biden Says Palin Speech Was “Karl Rove’s Stuff”
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said this morning that his VP foe Sarah Palin’s speech lacked any substance or talk about health care, helping the middle class and was “only done to mask the fact that they don’t want to own up to the last eight years and that they don’t have a plan [...]
The 99th rollercoaster, revisited
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In the war that the race for the 99th Assembly District has become, Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, held a press conference tonight and leveled a wide range of accusations at state Sen. Vincent Leibell, R-Patterson, and handful of other politicos. Basically, Ball pointed to a series of incidents and accused Leibell of running a longtime [...]
Father-to-be headed to join Palins at GOP convention
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Looking to check out the father of VP candidate Sarah Palin’s daughter’s baby? (sheesh, that’s complicated to write)….:
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Bristol Palin’s boyfriend plans to join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOP convention.
Levi Johnston’s mother said her 18-year-old son left Alaska this morning to join the Palin family in [...]
Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Directive In NY
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A state Supreme Court judge ruled today that Gov. Paterson’s directive in May to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries is legal in New York.
Justice Lucy Billings in Bronx Supreme Court ruled that to “recognize same-sex marriages legally solemnized in other jurisdictions is consistent with New York’s common law, statutory law, and [...]
Tuesday’s GOP Convention Lineup
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With Hurricane Gustav out of the way, Republicans revamped their convention lineup today. Here’s the new list of speakers planned at tonight’s convention, starting with the last speaker first:
President Bush
First Lady Laura Bush
Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio
Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman
Orson Swindle, a close friend of [...]
Reach out and touch someone
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Putnam County sheriff’s deputies were guarding the home of state Sen. Vincent Leibell, R-Patterson, this morning, just as my colleague Susan Elan reported in today’s story. As Susan , the deputies were put in place after a robocall delivered Friday by state Assemblyman Greg Ball sparked “a barrage of telephone calls” to an unpublished home [...]
McCain: Palin Thoroughly Checked
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John McCain said Tuesday he’s satisfied that the background of his VP pick Sarah Palin’s was properly checked, according to comments he made today in Philadelphia.
“The vetting process was completely thorough and I’m grateful for the results,” McCain said, according to the Associated Press.
Here’s some more of the AP story:
Questions about the review came up [...]
Bush To Speak Tonight
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republicans say President Bush will speak to Republican National Convention delegates by satellite Tuesday evening.
The president was supposed to address delegates in person in the convention hall on Monday. He scrapped those plans in light of Hurricane Gustav.
Convention planners revamped their schedule for a second day Tuesday, and put Bush [...]
New state law adds penalties for layoffs without notice
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Businesses with 50 or more workers who lay people off without giving 90 days notice can be fined up to $500 a day under a bill signed by Gov. David Paterson, state Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith announced today.
The federal government already has a law requiring notice, but since it carried no penalties it was [...]
